Purple Brands
Kathleen Murphy is a seasoned marketing and innovation executive with extensive experience in the beverage industry. Currently serving as Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at Purple Brands since April 2021, Kathleen previously held the position of Vice President of Spirits & Innovation at The Family Coppola from June 2016 to April 2021. Kathleen's career includes key roles such as Director of Spirits and Innovation at Constellation Brands and Global Director of Consumer Engagement & Conversion for Johnnie Walker at Diageo. Kathleen's early career featured roles in marketing and international business at Gruppo Campari International and Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery, as well as experiences in commercial assistance and foreign service. Kathleen holds a BA in International Business and Spanish from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has studied at various institutions, including the University of Chile.
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Purple Brands
Purple Brands is dedicated to creating extraordinary wine and distilled spirit experiences that surprise and delight. Founded by Derek Benham in 2001, the company produces branded wines as well as custom and private label wines for major U.S. and International retailers and restaurateurs. Purple Brands is based in Petaluma, California, the southern gateway to Sonoma County. The Company operates satellite wineries in the Russian River Valley and in American Canyon, located in Napa County. In 2014, Benham broke ground on a distillery in the small, west Sonoma County town of Graton, where Benham's Gin and Redwood Empire Whiskey are produced. In addition to these new spirit brands, Purple Brands wine portfolio includes Avalon Winery, Four Vines, Scattered Peaks and Raeburn Winery, one of America’s fastest growing wine brands. Sustainability is a key facet of Purple’s operating principles. Over the past decade the Company has made great strides in water and energy conservation and both the Graton and American Canyon wineries are certified sustainable by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.