Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B)

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Brown-Forman Corporation

850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
United States
502 585 1100
https://www.brown-forman.com

Sector(s): Consumer Defensive
Industry: Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries
Full-time employees: 5,600

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Campbell P. Brown	Exec. Chairman	307.45k	N/A	1968
Mr. Lawson E. Whiting	CEO, Pres & Director	4.69M	818.24k	1968
Ms. Leanne D. Cunningham	Exec. VP & CFO	1.56M	N/A	1970
Mr. Matthew E. Hamel	Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel	N/A	N/A	1960
Ms. Kirsten M. Hawley	Exec. VP and Chief People, Places & Communications Officer	1.2M	N/A	1970
Mr. Marshall B. Farrer	Exec. VP, Chief Strategic Growth Officer, Pres of Europe & Director	N/A	N/A	1971
Mr. Thomas W. Hinrichs	Exec. VP & Pres of Emerging International	1.63M	420.62k	1962
Ms. Kelli Nelson Brown	Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer	N/A	N/A	1970
Mr. Timothy M. Nall	Exec. VP, Chief Global Supply Chain & Technology Officer	N/A	N/A	1971
Mr. Larry Combs	Chief Information Officer and Director of Supply Chain Integration & Strategy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour products, vodkas, tequilas, gin, brandy, rum, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, Gentleman Jack, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, Chambord, Gin Mare, Diplomático, Fords Gin, GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Slane, and brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors or state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It has operations in the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and internationally. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Corporate governance

Brown-Forman Corporation’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 28 September 2023 is 10. The pillar scores are Audit: 4; Board: 10; Shareholder rights: 10; Compensation: 9.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.