Purple Brands
Thomas Burnet is a seasoned executive in the wine and spirits industry with extensive leadership experience. Currently serving as a Board Member at Purple Wine + Spirits since November 2018, Thomas has previously held significant roles including President at Freixenet USA from November 2009 to July 2019, and Executive Vice President at Moet Hennessy USA from March 2006 to July 2008. Thomas also served as President and CEO of Southcorp Wines The Americas from 2002 to 2005 and held multiple positions at Brown-Forman from 1990 to 2002, including President of Wines and CFO of the wine and spirits division. Thomas began a career at The NutraSweet Company, where roles included VP International and CFO from 1981 to 1990. Academically, Thomas Burnet holds an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an AB in Economics from Princeton 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.