Purple Brands
Pete Brown is an accomplished finance executive with extensive experience in senior leadership roles across various industries. Currently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Purple Wine + Spirits since August 2019, Pete has successfully navigated financial challenges during the global pandemic, securing PPP loans and implementing strategic cost reductions. Previous roles include Senior Director of Finance at CamelBak Products LLC, where responsibilities included leading finance and accounting operations, as well as serving as interim President. Pete has also held significant positions at Enphase Energy, Autodesk, PMI Group, Stupski Foundation, United Way of the Wine Country, and Arthur Andersen, consistently delivering financial insights and strategic planning. Educational credentials include an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies from UCLA Anderson and a BSBA in Marketing from Georgetown University.
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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.