About

Leanne Cunningham has served since July 2021 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation, the fifth largest global spirits company, where she is responsible for global financial planning and analysis, shareholder relations and all accounting and finance functions; she plans to retire from Brown-Forman on May 1, 2026. From 1995 through June 2021 she held a variety of roles at Brown-Forman, including SVP, Shareholder Relations (2019-2021), SVP, General Manager (2015-2019) overseeing production operations in over 13 countries, and VP, Finance Global Production (2013-2015). She was selected to serve on the Board because of her multi-faceted background, financial expertise and operational experience in the consumer products industry.

Roles

Acushnet Holdings Corp.
Director · Current role
2023–present
Brown-Forman Corporation
Senior Vice President, Shareholder Relations
2019-2021
Brown-Forman Corporation
Senior Vice President, General Manager · Oversaw production operations in over 13 countries
2015-2019
Brown-Forman Corporation
Vice President, Finance Global Production
2013-2015

External Roles

Brown-Forman Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2021-2026 (planned retirement effective May 1, 2026)

Director Compensation

FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$103,000
Fiscal year2025
Stock awards
$144,942
Fiscal year2025
NoteImmediately vesting common stock (equity retainer)
Total
$247,942
Fiscal year2025

Also at Acushnet Holdings Corp.

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