{"id":389,"date":"2019-10-13T22:39:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T22:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stone-hill.progressionstudios.com\/?page_id=389"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:37:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/?page_id=389","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Maia Engel, President<\/span><\/h2>

Maia Engel is the founder of Maia Imports, representing an esteemed selection of Champagne houses alongside fine wine and spirit brands from across the globe. Her Champagne portfolio features Grand Cru Champagne Colley and Premier Cru Champagne Edouard Brun.

In addition to her work in wine and spirits, Maia is deeply involved in racehorse ownership and manages farming and agricultural production on her family estate in Asia. She holds a PhD in Fine Arts from Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Eugene Engel, Chairman<\/span><\/h2>

Eugene is an International Sommelier with an extensive background in winemaking, education, and global wine and spirits representation.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Viticulture and Oenology from Cornell University and has earned multiple Sommelier degrees across France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.

Knighted by the Champagne region, Eugene represents numerous fine wine and spirits companies worldwide and brings over 40 years of experience in import and distributor relations within the fine wine and spirits industry.<\/p>

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Danny Saltzman, National Sales Director<\/span><\/h2>

As Founder and CEO of The Fuel Brands, Danny Saltzman is committed to delivering exceptional results and driving long-term success for clients across a number of brands and categories.
He is enthusiastic about innovation and has invested in impactful transformation for the multitude of brands he\u2019s managed across multiple channels. The Fuel Brands aims to transform and re-imagine how brands dominate strategically, collaboratively, and impactfully.

As a veteran leader in the beverage industry, Danny has spent more than two decades driving growth for some of the most recognized brands in the world, initiating special projects at corporations that impact the national footprint.
During his tenure as Director of National Retail for Breakthru Beverage Group, one of North America\u2019s largest alcohol distributors, Danny focused on developing strategic plans across some of the most high profile customers. Additionally, Danny acted as Director of Supplier Engagement for the group, where he created opportunities for suppliers to broaden their profiles and attract consumer support through unique branding and trade marketing opportunities. Danny also drove disruptive data technology platforms across distribution networks to scale emerging brands on a national level.

Prior to Breakthru, Danny oversaw Moet Hennessy\u2019s Connecticut business, where he managed wholesale and drove an increase in revenue statewide by double-digit growth consistently.
Danny has also held various senior leadership sales and marketing roles for other large suppliers, including Diageo, Brown Forman, Sidney Frank, Coors Brewing Company and Seagram Beverage Company.<\/p>

Known as a passionate and strategic leader with a sophisticated perspective, Danny works to inspire action, commitment and results. He has a real-time pulse across CPG, beverage, technology and hospitality industries and prides himself on getting things executed with laser precision.
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Ken Yeung, New director of Asian markets
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Ken Yeung, U.S. developer, has over 20 years of real estate investment and development experience on the East Coast. In the past 15 years, particularly in areas with a high concentration of Chinese communities, he has been a commercial real estate financing expert with deep capital resources and market insights. He has led multiple multinational collaboration projects and 2B & 2C business negotiations, possessing rich experience in international trade and commercial real estate. His area of expertise focuses on real estate financing & investment consulting providing clients with flexible financing solutions (especially in addressing refinancing issues after project completion) through close connections with private equity funds, family offices, and real estate investment trusts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u2022\u2060 \u2060Co-founded a recycling plant that separates & ships recyclables from Texas to China for manufacturing
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\u2022\u2060 \u2060Utilizes strong and broad investor network to satisfy high investment clientele projects such as a gaming casino in Las Vegas, the construction of a nursing home in Philadelphia, the development of a new, cutting-edge digital video technology in New Jersey, international trading of used cars between the United States and various Asian countries, and various oil and gas transactions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maia Engel, President Maia Engel is the founder of Maia Imports, representing an esteemed selection of Champagne houses alongside fine wine and spirit brands from across the globe. Her Champagne portfolio features Grand Cru Champagne Colley and Premier Cru Champagne Edouard Brun. In addition to her work in wine and spirits, Maia is deeply involved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-389","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=389"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2237,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/389\/revisions\/2237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalsommelierllc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}