Constellation
Promotes Jay Wright
to
President of North American
Wine
Business
VICTOR, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2009 –
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, ASX: CBR), the world’s leading wine
company, announced today that it has promoted Jay Wright to president of
Constellation Wines North America (CWNA) effective immediately. The CWNA
organization includes Constellation Wines U.S. (CWUS) and Vincor
Canada.
The company also
announced that José F. Fernandez, chief executive officer (CEO) of CWNA, has
begun a leave of absence due to personal medical reasons.
A
native of Montreal, Wright was named executive vice president and chief
commercial officer of CWUS in March, 2009. Prior to the post, he served as
president of Vincor Canada for seven years. A graduate of Queen’s
University in Canada, Wright held management positions at Molson, Nabisco, and
Procter & Gamble in Canada and at Borden Foods Corporation in the U.S. In
his current role, Wright reports to Rob Sands, president and CEO of
Constellation Brands, Inc. and will continue to do so in his new
role.
About
Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands
is the world’s leading wine company that achieves success through an unmatched
knowledge of wine consumers paired with storied brands that suit varied lives
and tastes. With a broad portfolio of widely admired premium products across the
wine, beer and spirits categories,
Constellation’s brand portfolio includes Robert Mondavi, Hardys, Clos du Bois,
Blackstone, Arbor Mist, Estancia, Ravenswood, Jackson-Triggs, Kim Crawford,
Corona Extra, Black Velvet Canadian Whisky and SVEDKA Vodka.
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Constellation
Brands (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B; ASX: CBR) is an S&P 500 Index and Fortune 1000®
company with more than 100 total brands in our portfolio, sales in about 150
countries and
operations in approximately 50 facilities. The company believes that industry
leadership involves a commitment to our brands, to the trade, to the land, to
investors and to different people around the world who turn to our products when
celebrating big moments or enjoying quiet ones. We express this commitment
through our vision: to elevate life with every glass raised. To learn more about
Constellation Brands and its product portfolio visit the company's web site at
www.cbrands.com.
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