Brown–Forman

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• Identityunclaimed
  Published
• Evidencesource_reported
  Published
• Evaluationnot_evaluated
  Published
• MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• Freshnesscurrent
  Published

11 directors published. 6 of 11 with a published determination are independent.

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• Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
• OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
• FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
• CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
• GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
• Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
• AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
• LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
• RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
• CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
• AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
• Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
• Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
• Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
• Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
• This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

• CM
  Christina M. GravenExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategy Office
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:20
• CL
  Crystal L. PetersonExecutive Vice President, Chief Inclusion and Global Community Relations Officer
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:21
• DF
  Diane F. NguyenExecutive Vice President Chief People Places and Communications Officer
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:22
• JM
  J. Michael ShepherdExecutive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:23
• JJ
  Jeremy J. ShepherdExecutive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:24
• LE
  Lawson E. WhitingPresident and Chief Executive Officer; Director
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:25, company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:14
• LD
  Leanne D. CunninghamExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:26
• MB
  Marshall B. FarrerExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategic Growth Officer; Director
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:27, company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:16
• MA
  Michael A. MasickExecutive Vice President, Americas
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:28
• ME
  Michael E. Carr, Jr.Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:29
• TM
  Timothy M. NallExecutive Vice President, Chief Global Supply Chain and Technology Officer
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:30
• YP
  Yiannis PafilisExecutive Vice President, Europe/Africa/APAC
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:31
• CP
  Campbell P. BrownDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:9
• EA
  Elizabeth A. SmithDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:10
• EM
  Elizabeth M. BrownDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:12
• JE
  Jan E. SingerDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:13
• MA
  Mark A. ClouseDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:15
• MA
  Michael A. TodmanDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:11
• MJ
  Michael J. RoneyDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:17
• TL
  Tracy L. SkeansDirector
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:18
• WA
  W. Austin Musselman, Jr.Director
  company:06e6ab97-78e5-4c81-9a13-85d8f6aca443:leadership_role:19

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis

Published company record built from public sources

Sources

17 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.

Never published

Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry

Record claimed

No

Open disputes

0

Identity ownership

unclaimed

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

1. E1
   Alpha canonical company public projection

   Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
2. E2
   BROWN FORMAN CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-06-12)

   BROWN FORMAN CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-06-12). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
3. E3
   BROWN FORMAN CORP DEF 14A 2026-06-18

   sec proxy. Published Jun 18, 2026. Retrieved Jun 18, 2026. Cited by 11 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
4. E4
   BF-A 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
5. E5
   BF-A 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
6. E6
   BF-B 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
7. E7
   BF.B 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
8. E8
   BF-A 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
9. E9
   BF-B 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
10. E10
    BF-B 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
11. E11
    BF-B 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
12. E12
    BF-A 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
13. E13
    BF-A 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
14. E14
    BF-A 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
15. E15
    BF-B 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Jun 13, 2025. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
16. E16
    Audit

    board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 18 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
17. E17
    S&P 500

    Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

• Christina M. Graven executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Crystal L. Peterson executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Diane F. Nguyen executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• J. Michael Shepherd executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Jeremy J. Shepherd executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Lawson E. Whiting executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Leanne D. Cunningham executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Marshall B. Farrer executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Michael A. Masick executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Michael E. Carr, Jr. executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Timothy M. Nall executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• Yiannis Pafilis executive of Brown–Forman, effective 2025-06-13.
• W. Austin Musselman, Jr. seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2024-01-01.
• Elizabeth A. Smith seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2023-01-01.
• Elizabeth A. Smith chairs board Brown–Forman, effective 2023-01-01.
• Elizabeth M. Brown seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2023-01-01.
• Elizabeth A. Smith member of Audit, effective 2023-01-01.
• Jan E. Singer seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2022-01-01.
• Mark A. Clouse seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2022-01-01.
• Mark A. Clouse member of Compensation, effective 2022-01-01.
• Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating committee of Brown–Forman, effective 2022-01-01.
• Jan E. Singer member of Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2022-01-01.
• Lawson E. Whiting seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2018-01-01.
• Tracy L. Skeans seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2018-01-01.
• Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair committee of Brown–Forman, effective 2018-01-01.
• Tracy L. Skeans member of Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair, effective 2018-01-01.
• Lawson E. Whiting member of Executive, effective 2018-01-01.
• Campbell P. Brown seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2016-01-01.
• Campbell P. Brown chairs board Brown–Forman, effective 2016-01-01.
• Marshall B. Farrer seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2016-01-01.
• Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive committee of Brown–Forman, effective 2016-01-01.
• Marshall B. Farrer member of Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive, effective 2016-01-01.
• Michael A. Todman seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2014-01-01.
• Michael A. Todman chairs board Brown–Forman, effective 2014-01-01.
• Michael J. Roney seat on Brown–Forman, effective 2014-01-01.
• Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating committee of Brown–Forman, effective 2014-01-01.
• Michael J. Roney member of Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2014-01-01.
• Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive committee of Brown–Forman, effective 2014-01-01.
• Michael A. Todman member of Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive, effective 2014-01-01.