10 Brown-Forman legal leaders
EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, Director-Legal and VP Regional Counsel Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific are among the current titles held by these ten Brown-Forman legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Brown-Forman from people who have held the role.
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Ankur Wadhwa
LinkedInExperience: Director-Legal · Brown-Forman
Ankur Wadhwa has been Director-Legal at Brown-Forman since April 2024 and Legal Counsel for India, Middle East & North Africa since May 2025, based in Gurugram. Ankur Wadhwa was Head of Legal - India at Brown-Forman from 2022 to 2024, Lead Counsel, India at Dyson from 2017 to 2022 and Senior Legal Manager at adidas from 2013 to 2017.
Charlie Scholtz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Associate General Counsel · Brown-Forman
Charlie Scholtz is a former Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Brown-Forman, a role held from 1994 to 2020, based in Louisville. Charlie Scholtz has been Senior Counsel and Interim General Counsel at Inotiv since September 2022 and was in private legal practice at Hirn Reed Harper & Eisinger from 1987 to 1994.
Dwight Haygood Jr
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary - Global Production, IT and Real Estate · Brown-Forman
Dwight Haygood Jr is a former Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for Global Production, IT and Real Estate at Brown-Forman, a role held from August 2020 to June 2024, and was a Senior Attorney in the same area from 2013 to 2020. Dwight Haygood Jr has been Associate General Counsel - Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Sazerac Company since July 2025.
Holli Lewis
LinkedInExperience: VP, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer · Brown-Forman
Holli Lewis is a former VP, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Brown-Forman, a role held from October to December 2022, and was VP, Associate General Counsel - Emerging International and Deputy Ethics & Compliance Officer there from 2020 to 2022. Holli Lewis has been VP, Head of Global Compliance at Valvoline Global Operations since May 2026.
Jaileah X. Huddleston
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary · Brown-Forman
Jaileah X. Huddleston is a former Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Brown-Forman, a role held from September 2021 to December 2023, and held assistant and associate general counsel roles there from 2019 to 2021. Jaileah X. Huddleston has been Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at CBIZ since December 2023.
Karleen Finnegan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Securities Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary · Brown-Forman
Karleen Finnegan has been Vice President, Corporate Securities Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary at Brown-Forman since September 2025 and was Corporate & Securities Counsel there from 2024 to 2025. Karleen Finnegan held director, senior director and vice president corporate securities counsel roles at Spirit Realty Capital from 2017 to 2024.
Mary Barrazotto
LinkedInExperience: SVP, General Counsel US/Canada, Global Brands and Global Production, HR · Brown-Forman
Mary Barrazotto has been SVP, General Counsel US/Canada, Global Brands and Global Production, HR at Brown-Forman since June 2018, based in Prospect, Kentucky. The profile headline gives the current role as SVP, General Counsel US/Canada, Global Brands and Global Production at Brown-Forman.
Mike Carr
LinkedInExperience: EVP, General Counsel and Secretary · Brown-Forman
Mike Carr has been EVP, General Counsel and Secretary at Brown-Forman since May 2024, based in Louisville. Mike Carr held VP, Associate General Counsel roles for Regional & Corporate Development and for Europe at Brown-Forman from 2020 to 2024 and was VP, Assistant General Counsel - Europe from 2018 to 2020.
Sonia Maack
LinkedInExperience: VP Regional Counsel Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific · Brown-Forman
Sonia Maack has been VP Regional Counsel Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific at Brown-Forman since February 2025, based in Germany, and was VP Regional Counsel Europe there from 2024 to 2025. Sonia Maack also held Regional Counsel roles at Brown-Forman from 2020 to 2024 and was Senior Attorney Europe there from 2016 to 2020, and the profile describes being a member of the divisional leadership team.
Tim Wallwork
LinkedInExperience: VP, Director of Public Affairs EAA & Lead Counsel, Global Marketing · Brown-Forman
Tim Wallwork has been VP, Director of Public Affairs EAA & Lead Counsel, Global Marketing at Brown-Forman since January 2026, based near London. Tim Wallwork was Chief Global Marketing Counsel at Brown-Forman from 2020 to 2023 in a dual-hat role and VP, Director of Corporate Affairs & Region General Counsel, APAC from 2014 to 2018.
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