in marketing. For several years, she held positions of increasing responsibility in Wines and Spirits brand management. Steiner later assumed vice president positions in the Wine Group...

as the director of investor relations, director of finance for wines and director of global business strategy for the Jack Daniel s Family of Brands. He was then promoted...

Daniel s, the number-one selling whiskey in the world, in many marketing and sales activities. Keyes started at Brown-Forman in 1991 when he joined the Korbel brand team in the Wine...

for all of the company's spirits and wines brands. His most recent position was chief operating officer. McCallum has more than 25 years of experience in general management...

impacted by the absence of Hopland-based wines, offset by favorable foreign exchange. Reported operating income increased 15% in the quarter to $237 million (+14% on an underlying... growth allowed the company to more than offset inflationary pressures, driving gross margins up by 240bps. Gross margins also benefited from the absence of Hopland-based wines... % Impact of Hopland-based wine business sale 2 % 3 % 2 % Estimated net change in distributor inventories 1 % - 1 % Impact of foreign currencies (2 %) 1 % - Underlying change...