As the Global & US Brand Director for Aviation American Gin at Diageo, Ricky leads the expansion of one of the industry’s most exciting brands, both domestically and internationally. In addition to this Ricky has directly overseen the opening and ongoing operations of Aviation’s new Visitor Centre experience at the distillery in Portland, Oregon.
Prior to his time on Aviation, Ricky worked across a number of roles, helping to make Bulleit Bourbon one of the biggest American Whiskies in the world. During his tenure on Bulleit, Ricky had the opportunity to lead the launch across Europe, drive the wider global expansion and lead the brand to record scale in the US market.
Ricky’s journey with Diageo started on their European Sales and Marketing Graduate Scheme, moving through a number of commercial and marketing roles, before solidifying his path within consumer marketing. During his career journey he has had the fortunate experience to live in both London and Amsterdam before relocating to New York with Diageo 7 years ago.
Outside of the office, Ricky enjoys exploring the different neighbourhoods of New York, looking for a new restaurant or bar with his wife and friends. As often as he can, he likes to get out of the city to the outdoors so that he can snowboard, hike or kayak and anything inbetween.
