Kevin Fennessey — Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at Southern Wine & Spirits

Mr. Kevin Fennessey has been an Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC (formerly Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.) since July 2016. Mr. Fennessey served as an Executive Vice President of Commercial Strategy at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC since May 2014. Mr. Fennessey served as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC until May 2014. He served as Senior Vice President of Supplier Strategy and National Accounts of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC and served Senior Vice President of Marketing since April 1, 2009. Mr. Fennessey served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Absolut Spirits Company, Inc. since 2006. He has almost 30 years of experience in the U.S. wine and spirits industry. He served at Pernod Ricard as Senior Vice President of Marketing Southern Wire & Spirits of America. He also served at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons. In 1980, and during the following 20 years at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, he served in various sales and marketing positions--rising to Senior Vice President with in the North America division in 1999 and served as its General Manager. In 2002, Mr. Fennessey joined Pernod Ricard as a Senior Vice President of Marketing, where he oversaw Pernod Ricard 's portfolio of wine and spirits. During his five years at Pernod Ricard, he was responsible for marketing for Wine and Spirits Portfolio in the U.S. On an international level, he developed and executed a global strategy for all domestically produced spirits, including brands such as Seagram's Gin and Wild Turkey. Before becoming Senior Vice President, he served as Vice President, Category Director of the Scotch and Cognac divisions. Mr. Fennessey serves as the Chairman of the Board of Future Brands LLC.