Volha Klimenkova

Ecommerce Expert Distill Ventures

Volha runs the eCommerce strategy for Diageo’s spirits accelerator – Distill Ventures, which has committed more than £60m for 15 founder-led drinks brands (Including Westward whisky, Starward whisky, Seedlip non-alcoholic spirit).  Volha reports into the MD and part of a team of 50+ with a budget of £3mil+ across the EMEA, NA and APAC.  Her number one goal is to assist entrepreneurs with the success of their online strategies – including conversion focused D2C websites, 3rd party websites and online experience to optimise sales.  In particular she has managed and developed a relationship with CRM suppliers and Amazon – establishing commercial and marketing best practice and implementation.