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Constellation
Brands Adds Board Seat;
ConAgra’s
Peter Perez Fills Position
FAIRPORT,
N.Y., Feb. 19, 2008 –
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ; ASX: CBR), a leading international
producer and marketer of beverage alcohol, today announced that its board of
directors authorized an increase in board positions from nine to 10, and
approved Peter Perez, 54, to fill the new board seat effective
today. Perez is currently executive vice president of human resources
for ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), a $12 billion, international packaged
foods
company based in Omaha, Neb.
“Peter
has a wealth of human resources
experience with large, international, food, beverage and service companies,
and
his unique point of view and strategic thinking will complement our board,” said
Richard Sands, Constellation Brands chairman. “In particular, his
efforts to build a diverse and inclusive corporate culture align well with
Constellation’s long-held values.”
A
native of Aurora, Ill., Perez joined ConAgra
in 2003 as senior vice president of human resources. He previously
held a similar position with W. W. Grainger, Inc., after holding senior human
resource positions at Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers and the Kraft General Food
division of Philip Morris Companies, Inc. He began his career with
Emerson Electric as a production supervisor in 1979.
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Perez
has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Production and Personnel Management from Eastern Illinois University, and a
Master of Management in Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior
from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of
Management.
About
Constellation Brands
Constellation
Brands, Inc. is a leading
international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol in the wine, spirits
and
imported beer categories, with significant market presence in the U.S.,
Canada,
U.K.,
Australia
and
New
Zealand. Based in Fairport,
N.Y.,
the company has more than 250 brands,
sales in about 150 countries, operates nearly 60 facilities
worldwide. It is also the largest wine producer in the world and an
S&P 500 Index
and Fortune 500® company. Major brands in the
company’s
portfolio include Corona Extra, Black
Velvet, SVEDKA Vodka, Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Ravenswood, Blackstone,
Hardys, Banrock Station, Nobilo, Kim Crawford, Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs
andArbor
Mist. To learn more
about the company and its products visit Constellation’s
Web site at www.cbrands.com.
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