• Brown-Forman
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • January 11, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Beverages
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 1 001 - 10 000
  • Stock Code:
  • BFB
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  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • Louisville, Kentucky
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • Brown-Forman
  • General Information

Description

For more than 150 years, Brown‑Forman has enriched life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands. We are crafters and coopers; all unique individuals united by a shared passion for our quality spirits and dynamic industry. Together, we share a common dedication to demonstrate and ensure there is Nothing Better in the Market.

Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it manufactures several very well known brands throughout the world, including Jack Daniel’s, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Herradura, Korbel, and Chambord.

Campbell Brown:
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Elizabeth Brown:
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Mark Clouse:
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Marshall Farrer:
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W. Austin Musselman Jr.:
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Michael Roney:
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Jan Singer:
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Tracy Skeans:
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Elizabeth Smith:
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Michael Todman:
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Lawson Whiting:
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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 14899
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1870
  • Registration Number: 
  • 61-0143150
  • Country: 
  • United States of America
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • New York Stock Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • April
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 170
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 01/01/1924

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Brown–Forman Corporation is an American-based company, one of the largest in the spirits and wine business.
  • Primary office: 
  • 850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40210

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Mike Carr
  • Reporting currency: 
  • USD
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
NYSE
US1156372096
  • Authorised shares:
  • 400 000 000
  • Issued shares:
  • 314 532 000
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 2 shareholders
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Credit Rating

NameLogoCountryHeadquartersRating
S&P Global RatingsCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkA-

 

Countries Operations/ Offices


 

Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Campbell

Executive
NationalityAmerican
55
RoleChairperson
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2016
Duration:
10 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Elizabeth M.

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Mark A.

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Marshall

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
53
RoleNED
QualificationBA, MBA
Date Appointed: 01/01/2016
Duration:
10 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

W. Austin

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Michael J.

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2014
Duration:
12 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Jan E.

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Tracy L.

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2018
Duration:
8 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Elizabeth A

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
61
RoleNED
QualificationMBA
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Michael

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
67
RoleNED
QualificationBBA
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Lawson

Executive
NationalityAmerican
56
RoleCEO,NED
QualificationBSc Finance, MBA
Date Appointed: 01/01/2018
Duration:
8 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Campbell Brown

Duration10 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Elizabeth M. Brown

Duration3 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Mark A. Clouse

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Marshall Farrer

Duration10 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

W. Austin Musselman Jr.

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Michael J. Roney

Duration12 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Jan E. Singer

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Tracy L. Skeans

Duration8 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Elizabeth A Smith

Duration3 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Michael Todman

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Lawson Whiting

Duration8 years and 8 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Campbell

Experience Beverages
Profile
Name

Elizabeth M.

Experience Beverages, Financial Services
Profile
Name

Mark A.

Experience Food Chain, Aviation
Profile
Name

Marshall

Experience Business Services
Profile
Name

W. Austin

Experience Retail
Profile
Name

Michael J.

Experience Beverages
Profile
Name

Jan E.

Experience Clothing
Profile
Name

Tracy L.

Experience Food Chain
Profile
Name

Elizabeth A

Experience Restaurant, Food Chain
Profile
Name

Michael

Experience Electronics, Food Chain
Profile
Name

Lawson

Experience Beverages
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

PwC

Date Appointed01/01/1933
Year93 years and 8 months
Date: Resigned: 01/01/2020
Profile
Name

Ernst & Young

Date Appointed01/01/2020
Year6 years and 8 months
Profile

 

 

Company Committees

Name

Campbell Brown

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG, EX
Profile
Name

Elizabeth M. Brown

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Mark A. Clouse

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RC
Profile
Name

Marshall Farrer

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

W. Austin Musselman Jr.

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Michael J. Roney

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RC, NG
Profile
Name

Jan E. Singer

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, RC
Profile
Name

Tracy L. Skeans

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, NG
Profile
Name

Elizabeth A Smith

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Michael Todman

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Lawson Whiting

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, EX
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT