Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. announced the appointment of Hitesh Dheri as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective May 25, 2023. Mr. Dheri, age 49, is a proven executive leading finance teams in complex fast-growing environments. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dheri served as a consultant leading IPO teams for multinational companies in the biotech industry from 2021 to 2023.

From April 2019 until May 2020, Mr. Dheri served as Vice President -- Finance of Kadiant, a private-equity owned company providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. From November 2015 until February 2019, Mr. Dheri served as Corporate Controller of SunLink Corporation, a private company providing renewable energy solutions including fixed-tilt and tracker systems for commercial and utility-scale installations. Previously, Mr. Dheri held finance positions with several companies in the high-tech and healthcare industries including LiveOps Inc., CRC Health Corporation, Globalstar, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Mr. Dheri received a Bachelor of Science from Rutgers University and is a licensed CPA in the state of New York.