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Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B)At 4:02PM ET: 54.03  Down 0.18 (0.33%)  
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Brown-Forman Corporation
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
United States - Map
Phone: 502-585-1100
Fax: 502-774-7876
Web Site: http://www.brown-forman.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Beverages - Wineries & Distillers
Full Time Employees:3,800

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Brown-Forman Corporation engages in the manufacture, bottling, import, export, and marketing of alcoholic beverage brands. It offers consumer beverage alcohol products, including Tennessee, Canadian, and Kentucky whiskeys; Kentucky bourbon; tequila; vodka; liqueurs; California sparkling wine; table wine; and ready-to-drink products. The company provides its products under Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, Five Rivers Wines, Southern Comfort, Herradura Tequila, Finlandia Vodka, Jekel Vineyards Wines, Gentleman Jack, Korbel California Champagnes, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, Little Black Dress Wines, Jack Daniel's Ready-to-Drinks, Michel Picard Wines, Antiguo Tequila, and New Mix Ready-to-Drinks brand names. It also offers its products under Bel Arbor Wines, Old Forester Bourbon, Bonterra Vineyards Wines, Pepe Lopez Tequilas, Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky, Sanctuary Wines, Chambord Liqueur, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Don Eduardo Tequila, Tuaca Liqueur, Early Times Kentucky Whisky, Virgin Vines Wines, el Jimador Tequila, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, and Fetzer Wines band names. The company sells its products directly to state governments, as well as through wholesale distributors. It exports its products in the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, China, Japan, Canada, and the Russian Federation. Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Brown-Forman Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 8.2% of S&P 500 companies and 62.7% of Food Beverage & Tobacco companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Paul C. Varga , 45
    Exec. Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 3.05M $ 705.00K
    Mr. James S. Welch Jr., 50
    Vice Chairman, Exec. Director of HR, Exec. Director of Corp. Affairs, Exec. Director of Strategy, Exec. Director of Diversity and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 1.20M $ 551.00K
    Mr. Donald C. Berg , 53
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 1.05M $ 0
    Mr. Mark I. McCallum , 54
    Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. James Lloyd Bareuther , 63
    Exec. VP of Global Bus. Devel.
    $ 1.18M $ 190.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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