Louisville, KY, September 28, 2017 – Brown-Forman announced today the promotion of Lawson Whiting to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective October 1, overseeing the company’s regional operations, global production, and corporate responsibility functions, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Varga. A 21 year veteran of Brown-Forman, Whiting previously held positions encompassing…
Louisville, KY, September 14, 2017 – Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that it will invest $45 million in the Brown-Forman Cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky. The investment will modernize the Cooperage, reduce operating cost by improving efficiency, and allow the continued production of high quality barrels in Louisville. The new equipment will be focused in the Heading…
Louisville, KY, September 12, 2017 – Brown-Forman Corporation was named a top-scoring company on the 2017 Disability Equality Index (DEI®) survey, conducted by the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). Brown-Forman received a perfect score of 100. In the third year of the Index, 110 companies participated…