Constellation Brands looks for new wine and spirits leader
Robert Hanson will step down from his role at Constellation Brands as Executive Vice President and President of the company’s Wine & Spirits Division, at the end of Constellation’s fiscal year on February 29, 2024.
The company has initiated a search to identify a successor.
Bill Newlands, President and CEO, will assume responsibilities as interim leader for the company’s Wine & Spirits Division, in addition to his existing responsibilities, until a successor is named.
Hanson has led the Wine & Spirits business since 2019, during which time the portfolio has adjusted its focus to the higher-end of the market: with divestitures of lower-end brands and several tuck-in acquisitions of fine wine and craft spirits brands.
“Robert has been instrumental in leading the charge to reposition our Wine & Spirits business to a higher-end portfolio of brands more aligned with consumer trends, with an expanded focus to include global, omni-channel distribution, with more robust and targeted international and direct-to-consumer sales channels,” said Newlands.
Hanson joined Constellation in June 2019 after serving in CEO and President positions at John Hardy Global Limited, American Eagle Outfitters, and Levi Strauss & Co. He also served as a member of Constellation’s Board of Directors from 2013 to 2019.
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