Michael Cheek
Non-Executive Director
food and beverages industry
Beam Suntory Group
United States of America
Biography
Member of the Board since September 2012 and a member of the Human Resources Committee. Mr Cheek is an independent Director and an American resident. He has more than 25 years of experience in the alcohol beverages industry in senior executive positions, including 14 years of leadership in the US wine industry. He has held prior roles as Chairman of Finlandia Vodka Worldwide for the Brown-Forman Corporation and also as a non-executive director for Glenmorangie. His career spans over ten years with Brown-Forman in executive roles including President, Global Spirits Group and President, North American Spirits. Mr Cheek also spent over nine years with The Coca-Cola Company in senior positions in both The Wine Spectrum and in Coca-Cola USA. Mr Cheek is the Chairman of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, a non-executive director of Jose Cuervo and a member of the Board of Advisers of privately owned Conecuh Investors, LLC.
Research Interest
Member of the Board since September 2012 and a member of the Human Resources Committee. Mr Cheek is an independent Director and an American resident. He has more than 25 years of experience in the alcohol beverages industry in senior executive positions, including 14 years of leadership in the US wine industry. He has held prior roles as Chairman of Finlandia Vodka Worldwide for the Brown-Forman Corporation and also as a non-executive director for Glenmorangie. His career spans over ten years with Brown-Forman in executive roles including President, Global Spirits Group and President, North American Spirits. Mr Cheek also spent over nine years with The Coca-Cola Company in senior positions in both The Wine Spectrum and in Coca-Cola USA. Mr Cheek is the Chairman of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, a non-executive director of Jose Cuervo and a member of the Board of Advisers of privately owned Conecuh Investors, LLC.
