Campbell P. Brown has served on the Board of the Directors since 2016 and is the former Chair of the Board. Prior to becoming Chair, Campbell served as the President and Managing Director of Old Forester, Brown‑Forman's founding bourbon brand. A great-great grandson of Brown‑Forman’s founder, he was an employee of the company for over 27 years.

Campbell started his career as part of Brown‑Forman’s march to globalization, leading business development efforts in critical emerging markets such as India and Türkiye. Upon his return to the U.S., he progressively acquired more responsibility leading brand and commercial efforts and increasingly larger teams. In the U.S., Campbell was brand manager for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and stewarded the renaissance of the company’s founding brand as President of Old Forester. 

He is a founding member of the Brown‑Forman/Brown Family Shareholders Committee and served on the board of Dendrifund. Campbell served on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Distillers Association, representing Brown‑Forman’s interests in its home state.