Constellation Promotes Jay Wright to President of North American Wine Business
December 01 2009 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
VICTOR, N.Y., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation
Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZNYSE:ASX:NYSE:CBR), the world's leading wine
company, announced today that it has promoted Jay Wright to
president of Constellation Wines North America (CWNA) effective
immediately. The CWNA organization includes Constellation Wines
U.S. (CWUS) and Vincor Canada. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040119/STZLOGO ) The company
also announced that Jose F. Fernandez, chief executive officer
(CEO) of CWNA, has begun a leave of absence due to personal medical
reasons. A native of Montreal, Wright was named executive vice
president and chief commercial officer of CWUS in March, 2009.
Prior to the post, he served as president of Vincor Canada for
seven years. A graduate of Queen's University in Canada, Wright
held management positions at Molson, Nabisco, and Procter &
Gamble in Canada and at Borden Foods Corporation in the U.S. In his
current role, Wright reports to Rob Sands, president and CEO of
Constellation Brands, Inc. and will continue to do so in his new
role. About Constellation Brands Constellation Brands is the
world's leading wine company that achieves success through an
unmatched knowledge of wine consumers paired with storied brands
that suit varied lives and tastes. With a broad portfolio of widely
admired premium products across the wine, beer and spirits
categories, Constellation's brand portfolio includes Robert
Mondavi, Hardys, Clos du Bois, Blackstone, Arbor Mist, Estancia,
Ravenswood, Jackson-Triggs, Kim Crawford, Corona Extra, Black
Velvet Canadian Whisky and SVEDKA Vodka. Constellation Brands
(NYSE:STZNYSE:andNYSE:STZ.B)(ASX:CBR) is an S&P 500 Index and
Fortune 1000® company with more than 100 total brands in our
portfolio, sales in about 150 countries and operations in
approximately 50 facilities. The company believes that industry
leadership involves a commitment to our brands, to the trade, to
the land, to investors and to different people around the world who
turn to our products when celebrating big moments or enjoying quiet
ones. We express this commitment through our vision: to elevate
life with every glass raised. To learn more about Constellation
Brands and its product portfolio visit the company's web site at
http://www.cbrands.com/. DATASOURCE: Constellation Brands, Inc.
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+1-585-678-7191; or Investor Relations, Patty Yahn-Urlaub,
+1-585-678-7483, or Bob Czudak, +1-585-678-7170 Web Site:
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