Brown-Forman Corporation Announces Jim O’Malley Retirement, Names Jim Perry Successor
June 15 2020 - 10:51AM
Business Wire
Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFA) (NYSE: BFB) announced today
that Jim O’Malley, Senior Vice President and Director, Global
Government Relations and Corporate Affairs, will retire from
Brown-Forman on December 31. Jim Perry, Senior Vice President,
Managing Director, Latin America Region, will succeed O’Malley as
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Public Affairs,
effective August 1, 2020.
O’Malley joined the company in 2008 as the first director of the
company’s newly-formed corporate affairs department. In this role,
he was responsible for overseeing Brown-Forman’s global external
activities related to social, community, economic, government, and
environmental responsibility. He has served on the boards of the
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), the
International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), the James
Graham Brown Cancer Center, and Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI), as
well as his board service with the Louisville Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
“Jim O’Malley was instrumental in building key relationships for
Brown-Forman with industry associations and governments around the
world,” said Matt Hamel, Brown-Forman’s EVP and General Counsel.
“He has been a passionate advocate for the company’s right to
market and sell our products around the world, and at the same time
actively promote responsible alcohol consumption. His work on fair
taxation in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere and in ensuring a
standard of identity for Tennessee Whiskey, to name just a few of
his accomplishments, has positioned us well for the future and will
have a lasting impact on Brown-Forman and our industry."
Perry joined Brown-Forman in 2000 as government relations
manager, and was integral to identifying and executing key
government policy changes that benefited the company. Since that
time, he has led a number of Brown-Forman’s regional businesses.
Most recently, Perry served as Managing Director, Latin America
Region, consisting of three areas: PUB (Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil),
LAC (Latin America & Caribbean), and Mexico.
In his new role, Perry will strengthen relationships with key
industry and government officials and trade organizations and build
on the company’s excellent reputation. He will lead a team of
talented public affairs professionals around the world.
“Given the breadth and depth of Jim Perry's commercial and
government relations experience, he is well positioned to provide
the next generation of public affairs leadership,” said Hamel.
Perry received a J.D. with honors from Michigan State
University-Detroit College of Law, and his LL.M. from Georgetown
University Law Center in Washington, D.C. His undergraduate degree
is from the University of Michigan. He will continue to reside in
Louisville.
For 150 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the
experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage
alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack
Daniel’s & Cola, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel’s
Tennessee Fire, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel,
Finlandia, Korbel, el Jimador, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester,
Canadian Mist, Herradura, New Mix, Sonoma-Cutrer, Early Times,
Chambord, BenRiach, GlenDronach, Slane, and Fords Gin.
Brown-Forman’s brands are supported by over 4,800 employees and
sold in more than 170 countries worldwide. For more information
about the company, please visit http://www.brown-forman.com/.
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