Brown Forman
BF-B· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in April
Lawson E. Whiting is the CEO of Brown Forman and was paid $25.3M in FY2026 (Apr), up 88%.
Executives6
See all- 1Lawson E. WhitingPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFY2026
- 2Leanne CunninghamFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2026
- 3Michael E. Carr, Jr.Executive Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryFY2026
- 4Michael A. MasickExecutive Vice President, President, AmericasFY2026
- 5Yiannis PafilisExecutive Vice President, President, Europe, Africa, Asia PacificFY2026
- 6James W. PetersExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2026
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allBrown Forman paid its 6 named executives $47.5M in total in FY2026 (Apr). CEO Lawson E. Whiting was paid $25.3M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson E. WhitingPresident and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Leanne CunninghamFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| Michael E. Carr, Jr.Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Michael A. MasickExecutive Vice President, President, Americas | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Yiannis PafilisExecutive Vice President, President, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| James W. PetersExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Peers20
See allThe FY2026 (Apr) proxy of Brown Forman names 20 peer companies for pay. Among Brown Forman and these peers, CEO pay was the highest of 1 and total shareholder return was the highest of 1.
1st highest of 1in Brown Forman and its pay peers, FY2026 (Apr) by CEO pay:
1st highest of 1in Brown Forman and its pay peers, FY2026 (Apr) by total shareholder return:
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Filings29
See all| Current report | 8-K | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Jun 18, 2026 | FY2026 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Jun 12, 2026 | FY2026 |
| Current report | 8-K | Mar 16, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Oct 31, 2025 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Aug 25, 2025 | — |
