Wayne Chaplin

Wayne Chaplin serves as CEO of Southern Glazer’s. Previously, he was named President and CEO of Southern in May 2014. Chaplin joined Southern in 1984, following a period practicing law at a Miami-based firm. At Southern, Chaplin worked as a sales supervisor, company comptroller and operations manager. In 1987, Chaplin was appointed to VP of Operations and in 1989 he was named First Vice President and COO, overseeing all divisions of company’s distribution operations. By 1992, he was appointed to the Southern’s Executive Management Committee and became an officer and director. He was appointed President and COO in 1994 prior to becoming President and CEO in 2014. Chaplin received his J.D. and Bachelor’s degree Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami.