He will continue to serve as presiding chair of the board of directors and co-chair of the Brown-Forman/Brown Family Shareholders Committee.
In this new role, effective 1 May, Brown will provide executive leadership and planning on strategic and operational matters related to the board of directors and the Brown family, which controls a majority of the company’s voting shares of stock.
The company also appointed Lawson Whiting as MD, Western Europe, based in London, effective 1 May 2011.
Source: Brown-Forman Corporation
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