Andrew Wolf

Hi, I'm Andrew Wolf, founder and CEO of 9 Fountains

Andrew is the founder and CEO of 9 Fountains (www.9fountains.com), With a degree in Product Design from Stanford University, Andrew started his career practicing design in New York City, working in a range of disciplines from graphic to jewelry design. In addition to working for a number of luxury goods clients (Bombay Sapphire, Mikimoto) Andrew started A.D. Wolf Design in 2003, his own sculptural jewellry line, and later would work as a Marketing and Design Consultant for Hennessy (of LVMH) in Paris. Andrew's background in both design and entrepreneurship--he also holds an MBA from London Business School--eventually led him to Singapore where he started 9 Fountains in late 2010.

Marketing Associate, Design Consultant at Hennessy

June 2008 - May 2009

•Lead a product re-launch project and conducted a thorough quantitative market analysis looking at competitor prices, volumes and other data sets. •Using key insights from this data, personally designed the carafe, and wrote/presented briefs to agencies and upper management as to the appropriate label design, positioning, and strategy for this critical new product in the prestige range (June 2009 launch). •Developed the marketing text and worked with an agency to create the new visuals and layout for an anti-counterfeiting campaign in Asia.

Creative Director at Cabana Cachaca, LP

June 2005 - July 2007

•Designed the bottle, logo, graphics and brand identity for the high-end Brazilian liquor label. •The award winning brand launched in New York in June 2006 and London in July 2007 and is now in over 500 up-scale accounts in the UK and US; the unique design of the bottle elevated Cabana to one of the top 3 selling premium cachaca brands on the market

Freelance Designer at Bacardi (Bombay Sapphire)

December 2005 - June 2007

•Won first place at Bombay Sapphire’s 4th annual US designer martini glass competition in 2005 (designerglasscompetition.com) •The "Caress Martini" was showcased at the prestigious contemporary design fair Salon del Mobile in Milan Garnered international acclaim with press in SOMA Magazine, Surface Magazine, GQ Tokyo,The Miami Herald, WB 11 Morning News in New York, and ABC News Now. •Won the commission and became the first designer to create a martini glass for their 2007 Christmas Gift Pack

Freelance Designer at Mikimoto

June 2006 - March 2007

After thorough market research, worked within the brand's marketing guidelines to produce original concepts and designs including the 2006 corporate Christmas card, promotional material and high-end jewelery packaging.

Designer at Alan Wanzenberg Design

October 2002 - July 2006

•Designed custom furniture, lighting and home furnishings including a line of modern carpets manufactured and distributed through Beauvais Carpets in Manhattan.

Player at Stanford Men's Lacrosse Team

October 1998 - June 2002

CEO at 9 Fountains

January 2010

Founder and CEO at A.D. Wolf Design

November 2002

•Launched the company and design and manufacture fine, artistic jewelry exhibited and sold at boutiques in Tokyo, New York, Washington D.C. and San Francisco. •Sourced manufacturers, negotiated consignment contracts and developed relationships with local jewelry boutiques that now carry the brand.

London Business School

2007 – 2009

MBA

IESE Business School - University of Navarra

2008 – 2008

International Exchange Programme Participant

Concentration: MBA

Stanford University

1998 – 2002

B.S.

Concentration: Product Design

Design, Marketing, Entrepreneurship