Donald C. Berg is currently President of DCB Advisory Services, which provides consulting services to food and beverage companies ranging from multinational conglomerates to start-up companies.
Previously, Berg spent 26 years with Brown-Forman Corporation, a US-based producer and marketer of fine quality beverage alcohol brands and one of the largest companies in the global wine and spirits industry, retiring as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in April 2014. During his career with Brown-Forman, Berg held various domestic and international executive position, including President of Brown Forman Spirits Americas, the Company’s largest operating group; head of its corporate development and strategy functions; director of its mergers and acquisitions group; and had responsibility for leading Brown-Forman in to the emerging markets and management oversight of that high growth portfolio of markets (which led the Company’s globalization increasing the contribution from international markets from representing 15% OF SALES TO OVER 60% OF SALES). Prior to joining Brown-Forman, Berg held various finance, sales and marketing roles with respected national and international consumer goods and pharmaceutical firms. He began his career as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Whinney.