Brown-Forman Corporation (BF5B.F)

40.23 +0.04 (+0.10%) As of 08:07AM CEST. Market open.

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: 5,700

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Campbell P. Brown	Executive Chairman	286.28k	N/A	1968
Mr. Lawson E. Whiting	CEO, President & Director	4.37M	761.9k	1968
Ms. Kirsten M. Hawley	Executive VP and Chief People, Places & Communications Officer	1.12M	N/A	1970
Mr. Marshall B. Farrer	Executive VP, Chief Strategic Growth Officer & Director	N/A	N/A	1971
Mr. Thomas W. Hinrichs	Executive VP & President of Emerging International	1.52M	391.66k	1962
Mr. Larry Combs	Chief Information Officer and Director of Supply Chain Integration & Strategy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Susanne J. Perram	Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Mark Bacon	Senior VP & Global MD of Jack Daniel's Family of Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Sophia Angelis	Senior VP & MD of Jack Daniel's Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Jim Perry	Senior VP & Director of Global Public Affairs	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 EUR.

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 cocktails, 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, Korbel, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, Chambord, Gin Mare, Diplomático, Fords Gin, The Glendronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, and Slane brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, and 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, Spain, Canada, France, Mexico, Poland, Brazil, Japan, 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 1 June 2024 is 10. The pillar scores are Audit: 9; Board: 10; Shareholder rights: 10; Compensation: 7.

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.