BROWN-FORMAN

JOHN KRISTIN “KRIS” SIRCHIO has been appointed the new Chief Marketing Officer, effective November 16.  The New Jersey native joins Brown-Forman after working the last five years at Syngenta AG, a leading agribusinesses based in Basel, Switzerland, where his title was Global Head, Professional Products.  Sirchio succeeds MARK McCALLUM who was recently promoted to Executive VP and COO of the company.