Brown-Forman Corporation at the annual meeting of stockholders on July 25, 2024, W. Austin Musselman Jr., a fifth-generation descendant of Brown-Forman founder George Garvin Brown, was elected to the company?s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Musselman is the owner and manager of Ashbourne Farms, a fourth-generation working farm in La Grange, Kentucky. He is also the managing member of White Oak Investments LLC, a private holding company that developed Haymarket, a retail chain of stores with an emphasis on locally-sourced products.

Mr. Musselman also serves on the Board of Directors for The Glenview Trust Company. He was a founding member of the Brown-Forman/Brown Family Shareholders Committee and was a founding board member of the Brown-Forman Foundation. He replaced Stuart R. Brown, who did not stand for re-election after nine years of service.