Meet Our Staff

Adam Brett-Smith
Managing Director
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2452

Adam joined the wine trade end of 1977 as a Retail Shop Manager - and Van driver - for Bonhote Foster, graduated to wholesale selling in the city and west end. Joined Corney & Barrow in 1981 as a junior salesman, made Sales Manager in 1985, Sales Director in 1986 and Managing Director in 1988.
“How can we make this business even more personal” is perhaps his longest held belief for Corney & Barrow. Lover of the great classics of Bordeaux and Burgundy and indeed anything that possess a unique identity. This includes strange cars and motorcycles.

Oliver Hartley
Sales Director
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2411

oliver.hartley@corneyandbarrow.com

Oliver started his working life in the hotel business as a Management Trainee at the Savoy Hotel in London. In 1989, Oliver joined the renowned St James's wine merchant Justerini & Brooks starting as a sales assistant in their shop and ending up as the Director in charge of Private Client Sales. In September 2003 he joined Corney & Barrow as Export Director and took over as Sales Director in September 2004. His passions include Rhone wines, fast cars and motorbikes and cooking.

Bryce Fraser
Director
Scotland-Edinburgh

+44 (0) 1875 321 921

bryce.fraser@corneyandbarrow.com

Bryce entered the wine trade in 1985 after having studied Artificial Intelligence at University, and joined Corney & Barrow in 1987, based in Edinburgh. He became a Director of Corney & Barrow (Scotland) Ltd in 1994 when Whighams of Ayr was purchased, and a Director of Corney & Barrow Ltd in 2003. He oversees the continued expansion of operations in both Scotland and Northern England. With a dedicated team, passionate about quality of service and of course product.
His particular enthusiasms are Bordeaux wines and Golf.

Alison Buchanan
Associate Director of Buying
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2455

alison.buchanan@corneyandbarrow.com

Alison Buchanan supplemented her undergraduate income as a chef and initially studied wine to complement her love of cooking. Her interest in wine had originally been kindled in Burgundy when her father used to sneak her into tastings when she was slightly below the age limit, insisting that she was soixante ans! Her wine career began at the sharp end, managing a store (heaving boxes about) for one of the multiples. She then joined Scotland's oldest wine merchants, Whighams of Ayr, in 1989. When Corney & Barrow bought Whighams in 1994, Alison continued in Scotland before moving to London as associate director of buying in 1998. Passionate about wine, Alison recognizes the need to see it in a wider business context. To this end she studied for an MBA, which she completed in 2005.

Paul Marus
Associate Director
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2412

paul.marus@corneyandbarrow.com

Paul joined the Broking Department of Corney & Barrow in 1993. Prior to that he worked for an international auction company and brokers in London and California. Paul is responsible for the purchasing of non agency Bordeaux En Primeur wines and the wines that appear on the broking pages of the web site, plus any other eclectic wines that are required. Outside work he enjoys cooking and sailing, children permitting.

Will Hargrove
UK Trade Sales Manager
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2418

will.hargrove@corneyandbarrow.com

After a brief period in advertising, Will joined the Corney & Barrow shop Notting Hill in 1998 eventually managing the shop before moving to Broker Services and looking after a mix of private and trade customers in the UK and overseas. Will now manages the UK Trade sales team selling to brokers, retailers and merchants. Away from work his many interests include; cycling, rugby and horseracing.

Rachel Nuttall
UK Trade Sales
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2414

rachel.nuttall@corneyandbarrow.com

After a time in the arts industry and 2 years with a London wine trader, Rachel joined Corney & Barrow in January 2005 to develop the UK trade sales sector of the business. Her focus is selling agency and broking wines to the independent trade (brokers, merchants and retailers). Interests aside from wine include art and music.

Edward Pilkington
Senior Sales Executive
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2433

edward.pilkington@corneyandbarrow.com

Edward joined the wine trade in 1991. Prior to joining Corney & Barrow in 1999 he spent five years with Eldridge Pope and two years working in Bordeaux. Edward looks after Corporate accounts and Private customers. He is a member of The Vintners Company. Interests outside of work include supporting England's football and cricket teams and Southampton Football Club. Married with three daughters.

David Britain
Account Director - Private sales
Head Office

+44 (0) 20 7265 2435

david.britain@corneyandbarrow.com

David has been with Corney & Barrow for over 12 years, and whilst when he started he dealt primarily with hotels and restaurants, David has always had a great enthusiasm for the private customer side of our business. The personal relationship David has created with his clients enables him to support them with their day to day drinking requirements, as well as assist in creating private cellars with wines from some of the best vineyards in the world.

Cecily Chambers
Private Sales Executive
Head Office

+44 (0)20 7265 2424

cecily.chambers@corneyandbarrow.com

Cecily has worked on and off in the wine trade since graduating from Exeter University in 2003. Her enthusiasm for wine started at an early age and was further boosted when she landed an apprenticeship at J & F Lurton in Bordeaux. On leaving university, Cecily tried her hand in the retail sector working for Oddbins and in June 2006 joined Corney and Barrow as a member of the Private Sales team.