Executive Committee: Brown-Forman Corporation

Manager
Positions heldSince
Lawson Whiting

Lawson Whiting

55 year

Chief Executive Officer 01/01/2019
President 28/03/2019
Larry Combs

Larry Combs

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 12/01/2023
Leanne Cunningham

Leanne Cunningham

54 year

Director of Finance/CFO 02/07/2021
Investor Relations Contact 01/08/2019
Kelli Nelson

Kelli Nelson

54 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 01/08/2018
Michael Carr

Michael Carr

45 year

General Counsel 01/05/2024
Corporate Secretary 01/05/2024
Tim Nall

Tim Nall

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 01/05/2010

Composition of the Board of Directors: Brown-Forman Corporation

Director
CommitteesSince
Campbell Brown

Campbell Brown

56 year

Governance Committee 22/07/2021
Nominating Committee 22/07/2021
Executive Committee Chair 22/07/2021
Michael Todman

Michael Todman

66 year

Governance Committee 13/05/2020
Nominating Committee 24/07/2014
Audit Committee Chair 24/07/2014
Finance Committee
Executive Committee Chair
Compensation Committee Chair 01/01/2020
Executive Committee
Audit Committee 13/05/2020
Jan Singer

Jan Singer

60 year

Compensation Committee
Governance Committee 15/11/2021
Nominating Committee 15/11/2021
Audit Committee 25/01/2022
Michael Roney

Michael Roney

70 year

Nominating Committee
Compensation Committee Chair 27/03/2014
Compensation Committee 01/08/2017
Nominating Committee Chair 01/08/2017
Tracy Skeans

Tracy Skeans

50 year

Audit Committee 21/03/2018
Governance Committee Chair 27/07/2023
Nominating Committee Chair 27/07/2023
Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith

60 year

Governance Committee Chair 18/12/2013
Nominating Committee Chair 18/12/2013
Audit Committee 24/01/2023
Mark Clouse

Mark Clouse

56 year

Compensation Committee
Lawson Whiting

Lawson Whiting

55 year

Executive Committee 15/11/2018
W. Musselman

W. Musselman

Director/Board Member 25/07/2024
Marshall Farrer

Marshall Farrer

52 year

Director/Board Member 01/01/2016
Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth Brown

58 year

Director/Board Member 27/07/2023

Former Officers and Directors: Brown-Forman Corporation

Insider
Positions held
SinceUntil
Matthew Hamel
Matthew Hamel
General Counsel 01/10/2007 01/05/2024
Corporate Secretary 01/10/2007 01/05/2024
Lisa Hunter
Lisa Hunter
Corporate Officer/Principal 17/11/2010 01/10/2023
John Cook
John Cook
Director/Board Member 25/09/2008 27/07/2023
Independent Dir/Board Member 25/09/2008 27/07/2023
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne
Director/Board Member 01/01/2005 28/07/2022
Independent Dir/Board Member 01/01/2005 28/07/2022
George Brown
George Brown
Director/Board Member 01/01/2006 01/01/2007
Chairman 01/01/2007 22/07/2021
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/2011 01/01/2015
Jane Morreau
Jane Morreau
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 04/07/2013 01/01/2014
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 04/07/2013 01/01/2014
Director of Finance/CFO 01/01/2014 01/07/2021
Bruce L. Byrnes
Bruce L. Byrnes
Director/Board Member 23/09/2010 30/07/2020
Independent Dir/Board Member 23/09/2010 30/07/2020
Mark McCallum
Mark McCallum
Chief Operating Officer 07/05/2009 04/07/2013
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/2006 31/12/2019
Sales & Marketing 01/07/2003 07/05/2009
Paul Varga
Paul Varga
Director/Board Member 01/01/2019 25/07/2019
Chief Executive Officer 01/08/2007 01/01/2019
Chairman 01/08/2007 01/01/2019
President 10/07/2012 01/01/2019
Sales & Marketing 01/01/2000 01/08/2007
Jill Jones
Jill Jones
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/2000 31/05/2018
James S. Welch
James S. Welch
Director/Board Member 01/01/2007 28/07/2016
Human Resources Officer 01/01/2007 04/07/2013
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/1989 28/07/2016
Sandra A. Frazier
Sandra A. Frazier
Director/Board Member 01/05/2006 28/07/2016
Martin Brown
Martin Brown
Director/Board Member 01/05/2006 28/07/2016
William E. Mitchell
William E. Mitchell
Director/Board Member 01/01/2009 01/01/2016
Independent Dir/Board Member 01/01/2009 01/01/2016
Dace Brown Stubbs
Dace Brown Stubbs
Director/Board Member 01/01/1999 23/07/2015
Donald Berg
Donald Berg
Director of Finance/CFO 01/05/1988 30/04/2014
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
John Kristin Sirchio
John Kristin Sirchio
Sales & Marketing 18/11/2009 -
Richard P. Mayer
Richard P. Mayer
Director/Board Member 01/01/1994 26/07/2012
Independent Dir/Board Member 01/01/1994 26/07/2012
William M. Street
William M. Street
Director/Board Member 29/06/2010 28/07/2011
James Bareuther
James Bareuther
Chief Operating Officer 01/01/1994 07/05/2009
Corporate Officer/Principal 07/05/2009 01/01/2010
Donald Calder
Donald Calder
Director/Board Member 01/07/1995 01/01/2010
Matt Roy Simmons
Matt Roy Simmons
Director/Board Member 01/01/2002 22/01/2009
Andrew M. Varga
Andrew M. Varga
Sales & Marketing 01/01/2009 01/01/2009
Barry D. Bramley
Barry D. Bramley
Director/Board Member 01/01/1996 28/09/2008
Phoebe Wood
Phoebe Wood
Director/Board Member 01/01/2006 30/04/2008
Director of Finance/CFO 01/01/2001 30/04/2008
Owsley Brown
Owsley Brown
Director/Board Member - 01/01/1995
Chief Executive Officer 01/01/1993 31/07/2005
Chairman 01/01/1995 27/09/2007
Michael B. Crutcher
Michael B. Crutcher
Director/Board Member 01/01/1989 31/08/2007
General Counsel 01/01/1989 31/08/2007
Corporate Secretary 01/01/1989 31/08/2007
Stephen E. O'Neil
Stephen E. O'Neil
Director/Board Member 01/01/1978 30/04/2007
Donald T. Grimes
Donald T. Grimes
Corporate Officer/Principal 02/01/2007 02/01/2007
Frazier Owsley Brown
Frazier Owsley Brown
Director/Board Member - 07/05/2006
Kevin D. Patrick
Kevin D. Patrick
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/09/2004 01/09/2004
Steven B. Ratoff
Steven B. Ratoff
Director of Finance/CFO 01/12/1994 01/02/2001
Christopher Wright Klinefelter
Christopher Wright Klinefelter
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/1996 01/01/2000
Timothy J. Graven
Timothy J. Graven
Public Communications Contact 01/01/1998 -
Rupert Montagu
Rupert Montagu
Sales & Marketing 01/01/1994 31/12/1997
John A. Accardo
John A. Accardo
Corporate Officer/Principal 05/05/2011 -
Philip A. Lichtenfels
Philip A. Lichtenfels
Human Resources Officer 01/01/1996 -
Michael J. Keyes
Michael J. Keyes
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/1991 -
Lisa P. Steiner
Lisa P. Steiner
Human Resources Officer 01/01/2007 -
Public Communications Contact 01/02/2015 -
Jean W. Marstiller
Jean W. Marstiller
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/1982 01/01/1987
A. Kazimi
A. Kazimi
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/1987 01/01/1987
Geoffrey McGregor Jones
Geoffrey McGregor Jones
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Prudence Pascoe
Prudence Pascoe
Sales & Marketing - -
J. McCauley Brown
J. McCauley Brown
Corporate Officer/Principal 24/09/2010 -
Catherine Frazier Joy
Catherine Frazier Joy
Corporate Officer/Principal 27/09/2010 -
Laura L. Frazier
Laura L. Frazier
Corporate Officer/Principal 27/09/2010 -
Director/Board Member 26/05/2016 22/07/2021
Martin S. Brown
Martin S. Brown
President - -
Michael B. French
Michael B. French
Corporate Officer/Principal 18/11/2010 -
Kenneth Blount
Kenneth Blount
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
David Dearie
David Dearie
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
TIm Fentress
TIm Fentress
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Cathy Hearld
Cathy Hearld
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Linda LeBlanc
Linda LeBlanc
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Larry W. Perry
Larry W. Perry
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Stanley E. Krangel
Stanley E. Krangel
President - -
James J. Hanauer
James J. Hanauer
President - -
W. L. Lyons Brown
W. L. Lyons Brown
Director/Board Member - -
Ina Brown Bond
Ina Brown Bond
Director/Board Member - -
Philip Lynch
Philip Lynch
Public Communications Contact - -
Kurt M. Schusterman
Kurt M. Schusterman
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
William A. Blodgett
William A. Blodgett
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Paul Gross
Paul Gross
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
George R. Shicora
George R. Shicora
Chief Investment Officer 16/11/2009 16/11/2009
Douglas Gillespie
Douglas Gillespie
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Nicholas L. Giampietro
Nicholas L. Giampietro
General Counsel - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Benjamin P. Marmor
Benjamin P. Marmor
Investor Relations Contact - 22/11/2011
Public Communications Contact - -
Alan Gilleo
Alan Gilleo
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Jeremy Williams
Jeremy Williams
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Harvey N. Dondero
Harvey N. Dondero
Sales & Marketing - -
Stephen Rolfs
Stephen Rolfs
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Stuart Beck
Stuart Beck
Corporate Officer/Principal 21/10/2009 -
Phil Jonckheer
Phil Jonckheer
Corporate Officer/Principal - -

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male 20
Female 11

Of which Executive Committee

Male 4
Female 2

Of which Directors

Male 7
Female 4
ESG Refinitiv
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Logo Brown-Forman Corporation
Brown-Forman Corporation is among the main American producers of spirits and wines. The activity is organized around two families of products: - spirits : whiskies (Jack Daniel's, Canadian Mist, Early Times Kentucky brands), vodkas (Finlandia), tequilas (Herradura, Pepe Lopez, el Jimador), bourbons (Old Forester, Woodford Reserve), gins (Stellar) and liqueurs (Chambord); - wines: notably marks Fetzer, Korbel, Bolla, and Bonterra Vineyards. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (50.5%), Australia (6%), Germany (6%), the United Kingdom (6%), Mexico (4.3%) and others (27.2%).
Employees
5,700
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Departures of Key Persons

Owsley Brown
-
Owsley Brown

Chief Executive Officer

01/01/1993 31/07/2005

Paul Varga
-
Paul Varga

Chief Executive Officer

01/08/2007 01/01/2019

George Brown
-
George Brown

Chairman

01/01/2007 22/07/2021