Valentine Smith

CEO at Comesto

Valentine Smith's work experience is as follows:

- From September 2016 to present, Valentine has been the CEO of Comesto, the UK's first platform-based F&B wholesale company. At Comesto, they focus on selling quality goods at realistic prices while streamlining the ordering process for trade buyers.

- From October 2015 to August 2016, Valentine worked as the Business Development Director at Catalyst Marketing. In this role, they were responsible for inbound marketing for a variety of clients, including those in the F&B and industrial sectors. They also built a high-performing sales team and brought on influential accounts.

- From September 2012 to November 2015, Valentine worked as a Technical Consultant at Ebiquity plc.

- From September 2013 to July 2015, Valentine was an Account Director at Tomorrow People, a digital agency specializing in inbound marketing for tech companies. They joined at the beginning of the digital era and played a key role in convincing skeptical prospects and designing growth strategies.

- From October 1999 to August 2013, Valentine was the Managing Director of Citypress. They started the company with their own funds and successfully ran it for 11 years. They eventually sold the assets to Ebiquity PLC and worked with them on a consultancy basis to merge their reputation management division with their main media analytics service.

- From July 1988 to July 1999, Valentine worked as a Brand Manager at Diageo.

Valentine Smith graduated with a BSc degree in Business, specifically in Industrial Management, from Birmingham. No specific start or end years are mentioned.

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