Jeremy Shepherd

Jeremy Shepherd is the executive vice president and president for the United States of America and Canada commercial organization. Jeremy joined the Executive Leadership Team in 2022.

He began his career at Brown‑Forman in 2005 as commercial manager for Canada, and over the last 17 years, he has held commercial leadership roles in New York City, Louisville, and most recently, London. Since 2018, Jeremy has served as vice president, general manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland, where he built and launched Brown‑Forman’s own distribution organization despite the COVID-19 pandemic and country-wide lockdowns.

While in the United Kingdom, Jeremy served on the Board of Directors for the Portman Group, an industry body that self-regulates the responsible consumption and marketing of alcohol throughout the UK.

Within Brown‑Forman, Jeremy served as the executive sponsor of the Young Professionals UK chapter, the employee resource group (ERG) enhancing the employee experience for early career professionals. He is also the executive sponsor of SEED, the ERG supporting and elevating ethnic diversity by cultivating and promoting different racial/ethnicity groups, and enriching their experiences at all stages of their career.

Before joining Brown‑Forman, Jeremy worked in various marketing and commercial roles for Coca-Cola Enterprises and Bacardi Canada. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce in marketing.

Jeremy currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and three daughters.