Peter Yeung
Wine Executive, Author, Podcast Host (Wine Focus)
- Role
- Interim CEO at Wente Family Estates
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Peter Yeung
Thought leader. Cross functional executive. Award winning author, podcast host, and one of Wine Business Monthly\'s 2020 Wine Industry Leaders. Career highlights include: leading process to sell a PE owned company, taking a VC backed company public and raising several rounds of VC funding, leading multiple acquisitions, and growing several businesses 100%+ per year. Held executive roles in strategy, marketing, finance, corporate development, and sales. I help businesses across the value chain focus on articulating their vision, their area of differentiation/value proposition, and find ways to evolve and grow their businesses. Author of the book Luxury Wine Marketing and several wine and clean energy articles. Host of the podcast XChateau, a Masterclass on the business of wine.My most cherished feedback:\"Your work is best-in-class, not just in wine, but across all industries\"- Glenn Hopkins, PE Investor, Investor at Realm Cellars\"This work is better than what we get for the Starbucks Board.\"- Howard Schultz, former CEO, Starbucks
Experience
Interim CEO
Jan 2026 — Present · Livermore, CA, US
Education
University of California, Berkeley
BA with Honors, Economics & Business Administration
1996 — 2000
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
MSc, Economics
2000 — 2001
The Culinary Institute of America
Wine Immersion Program
2007 — 2007
The Institute of Masters of Wine
Master of Wine candidate
2016 — 2023
Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Diploma, Wine & Spirits
2012 — 2015
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Smart Grid
- Solar Energy
- Leadership
- Product Management
- Global Business Development
- Energy Efficiency
- Big Data
- Product Marketing
- Wine
- Mergers
- Competitive Analysis
- Start-Ups
- Strategic Planning
- Solar
- Energy
- Wine & Spirits Industry
- Pricing
- Product Development
- Financial Modeling
- Renewable Energy
- Management Consulting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Strategy Development
- Finance
- Analytics
- Product Strategy
- Market Analysis
- Corporate Development
- Business Development
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Strategy
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