Full Name
Vivien Gay
Job Title
International Sales Director
Company
Silver Oak Cellars
Speaker Bio
Vivien Gay is responsible for all the sales globally of Silver Oak, Twomey Cellars and OVID, Napa Valley. Born in the UK she has made California her home for the last 30 years. Her career spans management with Southern Wine and Spirits, working with Allied Domecq as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Callaway Vineyards, launching St. Supéry Vineyards in the early 1990s, and serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sonoma Cutrer and as Vice President of Sales for Clos Du Val, Domaine de Nizas and Taltarni Vineyards. She employs her unique skill set in marketing, sales, commercial strategy, and trade tactics to further Silver Oak, Twomey and OVID’s reach and impact globally.

An active member of the wine community, Vivien is past chair of the International Committee for Sonoma County Vintners, past chair of the International Committee for the Napa Valley Vintners and an active member of the California Wine Institute International Committee.

Until recently, she served on the Advisory Board of Sterling Bank and Trust, a Community Bank based in San Francisco. She has also been involved with the Angeles Arrien Cross-Cultural Foundation and the Pachamama Alliance. She is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and in 1980 was a member of the Sir John Barrow Expedition to Pitcairn Island.
Vivien Gay