VINOKELLY

VINOKELLY is an executive search firm focused on the drinks industry in the UK, covering wine, spirits and no and low alcohol. It operates as Vinokelly Search LLP and gives London as its location.

It fills roles across on-trade, off-trade, marketing, and buying, finance and logistics. Its services are executive search, senior candidate introductions (candidate-led approaches to specific companies), and a salary survey and benchmarking service. It also offers retained executive search, in which a monthly retainer, often over a year, covers all or a significant part of a client's recruitment. It says it works with employers ranging from boutique importers to large-scale distributors, and it also places candidates in drinks roles.

The company was co-founded by Gareth O'Kelly, a former wine industry professional who has worked in Spain, South Africa and the UK, and Elizabeth O'Kelly, who spent 17 years as a headhunter in financial and global commodities recruitment in London before moving into drinks in 2015. It donates a percentage of its profits each year to The Drinks Trust, an industry charity.