Brown-Forman CEO and Executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Lawson E. Whiting is the Brown-Forman's CEO. Brown-Forman has 4,570 employees, of which 39 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Brown-Forman executive team is 36% female and 64% male.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 10% of Brown-Forman management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
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Lawson E. Whiting

CEO / President

Lawson E. Whiting's LinkedIn

Over the past 23 years, I’ve had the privilege of building some of the greatest beverage alcohol brands in the world. I’ve been fortunate enough to work across many different functions, including finance, operations, and marketing. Since 2019, I’ve had the honor of serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation. I have lived and traveled the world on behalf of our great organization and I can tell you there is “Nothing Better in the Market” than Brown-Forman.

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George Brown IV

Founder

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George Forman

Founder

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George Garvin

Founder

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John D. Cook

Board Member

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Michael J. Roney

Board Member

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Matthew E. Hamel

EVP, General Counsel & Secretary

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Marshall B. Farrer

SVP, President

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Tracy L. Skeans

Board Member

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Michael A. Todman

Board Member

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Brown-Forman Founders

Name & TitleBio
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George Brown IV

Founder

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George Forman

Founder

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George Garvin

Founder

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Brown-Forman Board Members

Name & TitleBio
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Lawson E. Whiting

CEO / President

Lawson E. Whiting's LinkedIn

Over the past 23 years, I’ve had the privilege of building some of the greatest beverage alcohol brands in the world. I’ve been fortunate enough to work across many different functions, including finance, operations, and marketing. Since 2019, I’ve had the honor of serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation. I have lived and traveled the world on behalf of our great organization and I can tell you there is “Nothing Better in the Market” than Brown-Forman.

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John D. Cook

Board Member

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Michael J. Roney

Board Member

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Matthew E. Hamel

EVP, General Counsel & Secretary

M
Marshall B. Farrer

SVP, President

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Tracy L. Skeans

Board Member

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Michael A. Todman

Board Member

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Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne

Board Member

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Augusta Brown Holland

Founding Partner

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Campbell P. Brown

Board Member

Brown-Forman Leadership Demographics

Brown-Forman Gender Distribution in Management Team

  • The Brown-Forman executive team is 36% female and 64% male.
  • Brown-Forman is 42% female and 58% male company-wide.
Male
Male
64%
Company-wide: 58%
Female
Female
36%
Company-wide: 42%

Brown-Forman Executives by Race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Brown-Forman executive officers is White.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of Brown-Forman's management is Black or African American.
  • 10% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 69% of employees are White.
  • 10% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of employees are Black or African American.
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