Matt Shattock

Matt was appointed to the Board as Chairman on 16 March 2020.

Matt joined Beam, the world’s third-largest premium spirits company, in March 2009 as President and CEO and led the company’s successful growth strategy transformation and subsequent integration of the Beam and Suntory spirits businesses following Beam’s acquisition by Suntory in 2014. Prior to joining Beam, he spent six years at Cadbury plc, where he led its businesses in The Americas and then in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Prior to Cadbury, he spent 16 years at Unilever in various leadership roles, culminating in his role as Chief Operating Officer of Unilever Best Foods North America. Matt is an experienced chairman and has a demonstrable track record of strong leadership and of driving growth through innovation, brand communication and operational excellence.

Matt is currently non-executive Chairman of Beam Suntory Inc. and a non-executive director of VF Corporation and the Clorox Company.