Robert Cullins
Perfect Brands Capital Partners, Inc. (PBCP) continues their trend of global growth with the addition of Robert Cullins, spirit industry expert and Senior Advisor with ANGO World Holdings, Inc. (AWHI). Cullins joins the PBCP senior leadership team as Global Spirits Director and will assist with leading the strategic growth of the award-winning Perfect Vodka® and social engagement app, Airtab®.
Cullins, former CEO of Stoli Group, under the terms of the agreement with ANGO, will focus on global distribution and sales channels expansion for both the Perfect Vodka and Airtab brands. He brings more than three decades of international experience in the beverage alcohol industry, having spent the most recent five years as the CEO of Stoli Group, responsible for global performance and strategy. Cullins will also work closely with PBCP CEO Dennis Cunningham to identify industry partners and consumer distribution channels.
“As we continue to grow and expand our global reach, it is important we have strategic advisors in place,” said Cunningham. “The addition of Rob to our team, and the support of ANGO, demonstrates PBCP’s strength in the spirits market. Rob has an unbeatable track-record for global brand expansion and we are excited to accelerate our growth around the world.”
Prior to joining Stoli Group, Cullins was the President & CEO of Heritage Brands in the UnitedStates. Before that role, he was based in Tokyo as the President of North Asia for Maxxium Worldwide, the international distribution joint venture betweenRemy Cointreau, Beam Global Spirits & Wine, V&S Absolut Spirits and The Edrington Group. Other past roles include Executive VP/Managing Director for Shaw Ross International Importers, the import division of Southern Wine & Spirits of America.
Cullins served in the United States Marine Corps and graduated from New Mexico State University with a BA in Economics. He studied in Harvard Business School Center, Ashridge Financial College in London and INSEAD in France. Cullins resides in Southeast, FL.
“Perfect Vodka and Airtab are two stellar brands on the verge of major growth,” said Cullins. “I’ve been closely monitoring the growth, which is happening at a rapid rate, and I am very excited to assist through expansion and introductions into new markets around the world. Both brands have very exciting futures ahead.”
PBCP is known for expanding its brand awareness through pioneering partnerships, including the 19,000 seat Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL., a Live Nation venue. Integrated in to the Live Nation family in 2015, Perfect Vodka significantly expanded their reach with the Amphitheatre and introduced the venue’s thousands of guests to the smooth taste of Perfect Vodka. Currently the only spirits-named amphitheatre in the United States, the open-air music venue attracts the world’s top performers and contributes to over 50 million social media impressions for the Perfect Vodka brand.
“With Rob’s leadership, we are poised for even more expansive growth on the global stage in 2017 and beyond,” said Cunningham. “We are excited and we are ready!”
To learn more about Perfect Brands Capital Partners, Inc., please visit www.perfectvodka.com;www.airtabapp.com or contact Brittany@perfectvodka.com. Or call 561-293-2944
About the PBCP brands
Perfect Vodka, the world’s premier ultra premium vodka, is a naturally gluten free, non-GMO, and certified kosher product created at one of oldest distilleries in its region in France. Madewith the purest natural spring waters, at the base of the Vosges Mountains, and wheat fermented and distilled five times locally in the Brie-Champagne region of France. Now in 21 countries, Perfect Vodka® is the only 'Certificate of Origin' Vodka of its kind on the Market. In 2014, Perfect Vodka won the Gold award in the highly regarded International Craft Spirits competition. What more can you say besides “It’s perfect!”
Airtab®, the first of its kind Social Engagement App, features mobile gifting, real time establishment and vendor offers, and charitable and social event promotions. The app gives users a platform to gift a dinner, appetizer or drink at participating restaurants, or gift card with just the touch of a button. Even better, Airtab® is the only app of its kind that enables the gifting of bottles of wine or liquor, that recipients can redeem at the nearest participating liquor stores or participating establishments. Mobile gifting has now been taken to the next level; welcome to the world of Airtab®.
About ANGO World Holdings, Inc.
ANGO is a publicly traded investment banking firm with a focus on business development activities trading under the symbol “AWHI” on the OTC. The company provides advisory services and makes direct investments primarily in Fin Tech, consumer and health care companies. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with executive offices in Boca Raton, FL, and has regional offices in New York, NY and Lugano, Switzerland. (www.awholdingsinc.com)