Legends Series: Campbell Brown - President of Old Forester

Legends Series: Campbell Brown - President of Old Forester

Hosted by the Museum's Bourbon Authority, Fred Minnick, in the Great Hall at the Kentucky Derby Museum.

The Legends Series is an ongoing celebration of the culture, people and history of bourbon. Don’t miss your chance to see this Legend in person and experience special tastings, appetizers and a Q&A discussion between Campbell Brown and Minnick.

The 2017 Legends Series consists of three events. Click here to learn more about the series. Campbell Brown, President of Old Forester, is the third event on April 20.

Campbell Brown has been with Brown-Forman since 1994 after starting in the mail room at the company. He spent his early years developing the company's spirits portfolio in India, the Philippines and Turkey. He’s held positions as both the Jack Daniel's U.S. Brand Manager and Southern Comfort Brand Manager in the U.S. along with the title of Vice President, Director, Southern Comfort Americas.

He’s the former Vice President, Director of the Midwest Division and Canada for Brown-Forman Corporation and a member of the company's Corporate Strategy Committee. Brown also had territorial responsibility for a number of key East coast markets, working with one of the company's key distributor partners, Charmer Sunbelt.

Brown is a member of the Board of Directors for Republic Bank and Trust and The James Graham Brown Cancer Center.

Campbell was named as the President and Managing Director of Brown-Forman’s founding brand, Old Forester, in the Spring of this year and now leads the brand on a global stage. He’s overseeing the development of the new 45 million dollar Old Forester distillery project on Whiskey Row set for completion at the end of 2017.

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  • Learn more about Fred Minnick, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author.