Sales & Marketing

David Bromige - Branding & Creative Director

David Bromige was the designer and brand creator of Pölstar Vodka and was also a director of the company of that name. David is also a director of the Reformed Sprits Company Limited, which owns Miller's Gin. Polstar Vodka, created in 1999, has been positioned as one of the fastest growing style bar premium vodkas in the UK and was recently sold to William Grant plc. Miller's Gin, which was developed in 2001, was voted the No.1 Gin by the Beverage Tasting Institute of Chicago.

David is also the co-founder of The Drinks Consultancy, specialising in the development and extension of new drinks brands, which have included: Glen Ord, Classic Malts, Aberlour and Kronenbourg 1664. David also advises drinks industry clients such as Pernod Ricard, Bacardi Martini, Allied Domecq and Hayman.

email: Dbromige@kalashnikovplc.co.uk

John C Florey - Managing Director

John Florey (aged 41) has undertaken new ventures and projects around the world, having left Grimley J R Eve property consultants as a planning and development consultant (1990-1992) to work in Malaysia and Singapore (1993-1995) as a Corporate Strategist. On his return to the UK, John went on to develop a residential property management firm in central London. In 1996, he took over London Educational Services Ltd and created a specialist international business development consultancy for UK universities and business schools and was instrumental in developing Moscow Business School (MIRBIS). In 1999, he set up The London & Oriental Trading Company Ltd, which traded commodities as diverse as teak from Myanmar (Burma) to Hong Kong, consumer goods from India to West Africa, food products to the Balkans, as well as consultancy work ranging from arranging a U$50m revolving trade finance package with Standard Bank London for an Asian country’s trade ministry, implementing a private Re-insurance Treaty with the London Market & Azerbaijan, to generating over C$10 million worth of Canadian business for a UK internet company. John also acted as the London representative for Garry Kasparov, The Chess Grand Master, in brand licensing. (1999-2003). In 2003 John founded, with General Mikhail T Kalashnikov, The Kalashnikov Joint Stock Vodka Co. (1947) plc and was recently instrumental in founding The British-Russian Institute of Management (BRIM) for Executive Training at The Moscow Business School (MIRBIS).

John has been appointed an Honorary Professor at the Moscow Business School (MIRBIS) for services to Anglo-Russian relations and holds degrees in Law from London University, Land Economy from Cambridge University and an MBA, from The Tanaka Business School at Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine.

email: JCF@kalashnikovplc.co.uk

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