What we do

Curated buyer access for innovative challenger brands.

Curia builds boutique, category-specific experiences that connect retail and trade buyers with the brands who will drive growth in those categories. 

Through The Buyer Room and RoadTrip, we create the moments — and the infrastructure — for the right conversations to happen between decision-making buyers and the brands they should be ranging.

Who we are

A team of retail sector specialists.

Curia is a dynamic team of retail sector specialists delivering experiences that allow challenger brands to engage with major retailers and sector players.

Made up of specialist teams across retailer relations, marketing & event operations, we are headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland with operations in Montreal, Canada and Abu Dhabi.

Meet the team

The people behind our world-class events & experiences.

Meet some of the team.

Simon Coyle, CEO

Simon Coyle

CEO

Serial entrepreneur with a passion for creating opportunities for brands. Simon leads our strategic direction, ensures we have the world class team we need to deliver for our brand partners and leads our product development, ensuring Curia experiences deliver unrivalled success for our customers.

Jenna Chown, Chief Operating Officer

Jenna Chown

Chief Operating Officer

Jenna is Curia's operational genius, ensuring our event teams deliver seamless, exceptional events in markets across the globe.

Julie Houdin McAveety, Chief Commercial Officer

Julie Houdin McAveety

Chief Commercial Officer

Julie leads our sales & marketing teams, driving the growth and success of our Curia events.

Josh Purdie, Brand Success Team Lead

Josh Purdie

Brand Success Team Lead

Josh heads up our brand team, assisting brands in accessing the experiences that will deliver the most successful outcomes and driving commercial value for our customers.

Florian Combet, Retail Account Manager

Florian Combet

Retail Account Manager

Florian leads our team engaging with our retail partners, ensuring that we are delivering exceptional events to the right buyers at the right time. Florian primarily works across our French and Canadian market events.

Natalie McGarth, Finance and Admin

Natalie McGarth

Finance and Admin

Natalie ensures that our customers are looked after, our finances are as they should be and makes sure that all of the other teams have their admin up to speed.

Orin Aubad, Data Analyst

Orin Aubad

Data Analyst

Orin ensures that our platforms are maintained, customer data is secure and that our communications are reaching the right customers at the right times.

Andy Durrant, Brand Success Exec

Andy Durrant

Brand Success Exec

Andy looks after our customers in categories including pet, snacking, soft drinks and gift food.