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Alexandra L.
Warren Chinn.

Brand & Marketing Leader · Strategy & Growth · Innovation & Category Building

Experience
Communications & Marketing Director
Distill Ventures Ltd · London, UK
Nov 2016 – Jul 2025
Brand Manager (2016) → Head of Brand Marketing (2018) → Global Head of Marketing & Comms (2021) → Director (2024)

Diageo-backed accelerator and investor in founder-led spirits brands. Led all marketing and comms across a 35+ brand portfolio.

  • ·£320M+ of portfolio investment supported by brand positioning, thought leadership, and founder-facing platforms built from the ground up.
  • ·3,000+ qualified global applications generated via an inbound founder-acquisition funnel built on content, partnerships, events, and targeted outreach — GA4 tracking, HubSpot optimisation.
  • ·£650K annual budget managed across media, events, content, and platform spend; attribution and performance reporting to partners on a rolling basis.
  • ·15K LinkedIn followers grown from zero, alongside a transformational global rebrand — new visual identity, verbal identity, and digital ecosystem overhaul.
  • ·Led M&A and announcement comms for Seedlip and Mr. Black acquisitions — market-making press kits, founder briefings, and post-deal narratives covered in tier-1 business press.
  • ·Created specialised category platforms for Non-Alcoholic, New World Whiskey, and Agave — white papers, trade press, industry partnerships, and founder community programming that moved category perception.
  • ·Orchestrated flagship industry events, founder summits, and invitation-only networking that reinforced DV's position as the platform founders wanted in their corner.
Group Digital & Marketing Manager
Drake & Morgan Ltd · London, UK
May 2014 – Oct 2016

20+ unique bars and restaurants across London and Manchester.

  • ·Led digital marketing and brand communications across all 20+ venues — customer acquisition, campaign performance, and community management in a competitive London hospitality market.
  • ·Introduced cross-channel performance tracking that gave leadership clearer visibility on what was working across the group, directly improving how budget decisions were made.
Digital Marketing & Brand Manager
Novus Leisure Ltd · London, UK
Aug 2011 – May 2014

Large-scale UK hospitality portfolio.

  • ·Ran brand and digital marketing across a broad hospitality portfolio — multi-channel campaigns, product launches, and social content that built consistent brand presence across a large estate.
Education & Recognition
BA Political Science & Communications, The University at Buffalo
Mentor · The Drinks Trust · The OurWhiskey Foundation
Speaker · Tales of the Cocktail · Bar Convent Berlin · Women in Drinks Forums
Media · New York Times · Financial Times · Forbes · The Economist
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