Dean Draper

Dean has served as Next Frontier Brands Managing Director of EU and UK since the Reorganization in August 2020. Mr. Draper is a specialist in building fast-growing businesses in new and emerging markets. For 35 years, Mr. Draper has founded and developed successful innovative businesses, built highly successful sales teams and distribution networks in a number of competitive sectors: mobile communications, alcoholic drinks, energy drinks, packaged water, water dispensing equipment, and commercial property. Dean was one of the founders of the Carphone Group plc, pioneering the development of mobile phones in the United Kingdom. With offices throughout the country, the business expanded exponentially growing into a £40M+ business within five years. Carphone was acquired by Cable & Wireless in 1989 and is now part of Vodafone. Dean then went on to found Fontana Drinks and developed water dispensers, bottled flavored spring waters, and energy drinks in the United Kingdom and Europe. Fontana was sold to Crystal drinks in 2002. Mr. Draper was then recruited by Eddie Jordan to take over his loss-making range of energy and alcoholic drinks, marketed in association with Jordan Grand Prix.