DFS Group looks for new wine business leader

Christian Pillsbury has left DFS Group where he headed up DFS Group’s international wine business in Hong Kong to join Coravin Inc., the maker of Coravin Wine Systems as Director of Sales, Asia Pacific with immediate effect.

According to a statement by Coravin, Pillsbury oversaw operations across more than ten countries and 120 retail outlets at DFS Group and prior to that was the founder of Applied Wine, a first of its kind company devoted to helping restaurants make wine a core part of their business.

Commenting on his new appointment, Pillsbury said: “Asia is becoming an exciting destination for wine and is seeing tremendous growth.

“Coravin has transformed the way wine is sold, served, and enjoyed in both North America and Europe and I am honoured to introduce the brand to wine lovers all over Asia.

When contacted to see if a replacement has been found, a DFS spokesperson told: “We’ll announce Christian’s replacement soon.”DFS has recently been been looking to fill a position for a new senior member to join its global wine team based in Hong Kong, to work across 11 countries and manage a team of experienced travel retail professionals.