Bill Newlands

Bill Newlands is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Brands, where he has a track record of driving significant business transformation and building leading global brands. Bill has also served as a director of Hormel Foods Corporation since November 2018 and is currently its Chairman of the Board.

Bill joined Constellation in 2015 as Chief Growth Officer and later served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer before serving as President and CEO for just over seven years. Bill previously served as President, North America at Beam, Inc. Under his leadership, Beam became one of the fastest-growing companies in its category.

Previous appointments include a series of progressive roles at LVMH Chandon Estates, wine.com, Allied Domecq Wines USA, Beam Wine Estates and Beam Spirits U.S. Bill holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.