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Sales Team
 Steve Thomson
Executive Vice President
Email: stevet@kingestate.com
Winery Office: 541-942-9874 X108
A native of the Chicago area, Steve discovered an interest in wine while working in the restaurant business as he earned a degree from the University of Illinois. During a 15 year restaurant career, he was the general manager of two Mobil 4 star restaurants, and a food and beverage director for a major hotel company. From 1991 to 1998 Steve worked for Griesedieck Imports in Missouri, first as a wine sales manager mentored by Doug Frost MW, MS, and then as General Sales Manager. Eventually Greisedieck Imports became part of the Glazer’s Family of Companies, one of America’s largest fine wine wholesalers. In 1999 Steve moved to Atlanta to become Southeast Regional Manager for King Estate which he had sold as a wholesaler since its inception. In January of 2001, Steve was promoted to the position of Director of Sales, and then later Director of Marketing and Sales. In July of 2007, Steve became Executive Vice President, where he continues to oversee sales, marketing, and PR, while also leading winery strategic planning. Thomson also holds one of the two Oregon board of director seats in ‘WineAmerica,’ the National Association of American Wineries, and serves as Chair of the Oregon Wine Board’s Wine Export Advisory Committee.
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Gary Lynn
Director of Sales: Eastern US
Email: garyl@kingestate.com
Home office: 770-579-3973
Cell: 404-312-5891
Home office fax: 770-579-3974
Winery office: 541-942-9874 x202
Gary Lynn joined the King Estate Sales Team in 2001 after being the Vice President and Eastern Division Manager of the Napa Valley's Rutherford Benchmarks, Inc., a company that he helped found in 1995. Prior to that, Gary spent 23 years with the wine division of Brown Forman Corporation, rising to the position of Southern Division Area Wine Manager. Gary's background also includes distributor sales experience with McKesson in Miami, Florida. Gary holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tampa and is a native of Miami.
Lynn's Territory: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
Washington DC, West Virginia, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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Kimberli Rogers
Regional Manager: SW
Email: kimberlir@kingestate.com
Cell: 949-233-5906
Winery office: 541-942-9874 x201
Kimberli Rogers came to King Estate in 2001 after eight years as Southwest Regional Sales Manager for The Hess Collection Winery in the Napa Valley. Previously she held the position of Southwestern Division Sales Manager for Montpelier Vineyards, A division of Bronco – Classic Wines. A graduate of Mesa College in San Diego, Kimberli brings a high level of on-premise expertise and focused distributor management experience to the King Estate sales team as well as strong experience in the National Accounts arena.
Rogers' Territory: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Nevada, New Mexico
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Shelli Brinson
Regional Manager: CE
Email: shellib@kingestate.com
Home office: 214-366-2220
Cell: 541-954-6667
Home office fax: 214-366-2299
Winery office: 541-942-9874 x206
A native Texan and 1986 Graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Shelli brings with her a very diverse food and wine background. She joined King Estate in 2001 by way of Hirst Imports, Inc. of Oklahoma, where she was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a very successful distributor of King Estate Wines. Prior to her responsibilities with Hirst, Shelli held District Management positions for Kendall-Jackson in Dallas and New Orleans, and she was an Area Manager for Kendall-Jackson’s Artisans and Estate portfolio in Houston. Previously Shelli also held distributor sales and management positions with Hirst Imports and Jarboe Wholesale of Oklahoma.
Brinson's Territory: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas,
Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan
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Kathy Byrd
Regional Manager: NW
Email: kathyb@kingestate.com
Byrd's Territory: Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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