FOUNDER AND OWNER

William Paus, founder and owner, is a Norwegian banker with a long international career. He is a member of the group executive committee of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken in Stockholm and has held several senior positions in Norway, Sweden, Germany and in Asia. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Mannheim in Germany. He is also the owner of the investment company Coolhead Capital, where the family is invested in a number of businesses ranging from wine and beverage imports, media productions focused on entertainment for kids to production of biological fertilizers based on food waste.

FOUNDER AND OWNER

Ellen Marie Blakstad Paus, founder and owner, is from Norway and is working as an artist. She is educated at the Norwegian National Academy of the Arts and specialized on graphical print making. She also has a background within Marketing and Communications. She has been living and working in Norway, Sweden, Germany and Singapore.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Nikolai William Blakstad Paus, born 1997, holds a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Bergen and a Bachelor in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School. He is cutrently working as an Investment Intern at the venture capital firm HealthCap in Stockholm

MARKETING MANAGER

Mathias Blakstad Paus, born 2000, holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mathias is now concluding his Masters studies in Management and Organisational Psychology at BI Norwegian Business School. Mathias is working with Tenuta Elmata's strategic marketing and social media strategy.

COMMERCIAL MANAGER

Naima Cantini is our Commercial Manager and responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the activities. She is also in charge of all hospitality events on the estate and sales and marketing of the products marketed by Tenuta Elmata. Naima is a certified translator and has a broad commercial background.

AGRONOMIST

Mauro Dott. Carrara is our Agronomist and Responsible of coordinating all agricultural process and activities. Teacher and consultant, he is inscribed to the order of Agronomists since 1978. Experiences and consultancies all over Tuscany and most of all in the area of Bolgheri. 'The creation of a wine starts on the field', philosophy he passed to his son, Nicolò.

WINEMAKER

Nicolò Carrara is our Winemaker and Responsible for coordinating all activities concerning the winemaking. He has a degree in Enology and Viticulture achieved at the Univeristà degli Studi di Pisa. With experiences in Sicily, France, Australia and all over Italy, he is a very renown and appreciated winemaker in Bolgheri.

EXPORT MANAGER

André is a civil engineer and holds a WSET Level 3 degree in Wine and operate as our export manger. André also run Bricks Beverages AS in Norway and work close with many producers in the region.