Cristina Mariani-May was named Woman of the Year 2018, the esteemed reward organized by The Drinks Business magazine.
Like every year, the winners were announced on May 22nd, at the London Wine Fair, at the Olympia Exhibition Center in the west of London, in the presence of some of the most respected representatives of the wine industry.
Now in its sixteenth edition, The Drinks Business Awards has become one of the most internationally recognized events and its awards among the most coveted in the alcoholic beverages area, represented in all the different sections, from retail to importers, to marketing campaigns, logistics, and design.
Cristina Mariani-May, family member of the third generation, joins the company in 1993 and rises all positions until, earlier this year, becoming CEO of Banfi Vintners, thus one of the few female CEOs of the wine world.
Mariani-May travels frequently, visiting many of the 86 countries where Banfi wines are present. A charismatic and engaging speaker, one of its main objectives is to continue developing the name of Banfi and the quality of its wines in the world. Married to Marshall, among her numerous daily commitments, she manages to find time to reserve to her family and her three children, as well as to dedicate herself to marathons (she has participated in a dozen and recently concluded an ultra-marathon of 50 km!)