Creative Oak’s team of dedicated wine oak professionals includes industry veteran Scott Harrop. Scott’s combined experience in wine production, barrels and alternatives makes him expertly qualified to spearhead the development and sales of our technical array of Creative Oak products.
Prior to joining Creative Oak, Scott formerly managed United Barrels, LLC, a company he founded over fifteen years ago to distribute barrels from small specialty cooperages to North American winemakers. From 2002 until he joined Creative Oak, Scott represented Moxon Oak, a line of alternative oak products he introduced to the U.S.
Scott is based in the Napa area and visits wineries worldwide.
For our Australian customers, Gary Lively is ready to answer any enquiries. Gary's knowledge base is gained from servicing wine companies Australia wide and working closely with winemakers to deliver oak solutions and meet their needs.
Prior to joining Vinoak® Australia (a Cork Supply Group brand), Gary spent 4 years as an Account Manager with Diverse Barrel Solutions where he gained extensive experience in a cooperage environment with oak alternatives and French and American barrels. Previous to this he held sales roles within the wine and HR industries in Europe.
Gary is proud to represent Creative Oak in the Australian market.