Innovative, solution-oriented C-Suite executive and Board Member with 35+ years of experience as a global growth executive accountable for P&L, Corporate Strategy, Commercial Strategy, Business Development and Cross-Functional Organizational Alignment in the Beverage Alcohol Industry. Proven track record of planning and establishing successful business transformations, growing core business, expanding market portfolios, and defining profitable business models. A sought-after strategist bringing supplier side and wholesaler side experience in B2B, B2C and B2B2C markets.Board Member and executive team member who partners with key internal and external decision makers to enable market disruption, digital transformation, innovation, operational excellence and successful M&As. Proven aptitude for driving enterprise value through customer-inspired visioning, market share and margin expansion, channel optimization, smart experimentation, and timely course correction.Widely respected people leader who excels at building, motivating, and mentoring strong teams, forging new cross-functional alliances, operationalizing enterprise-wide initiatives, driving bold change and transforming mindsets toward new ways of winning.Specialties include:✔ BUSINESS STRATEGY & INNOVATION: Developed multi-year strategic business plans focused on organic and inorganic growth, innovation and operational excellence. Earned leadership and board buy-in to create and deliver a sustainable growth strategy, including short and long term goals.✔ GOVERNANCE & FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT: Led and partnered with cross-functional senior leadership teams to create actionable revenue insights and company-wide controls and reporting structures to support enterprise growth.✔ BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Maximized sales and new technology portfolios to penetrate new markets, leverage established markets and capitalize on competitive advantages.✔ DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: Conceptualized, planned and executed multi-functional digital acceleration plans.✔ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: Established and maintained strategic partnerships and relationships with target clients and channel partners to facilitate geographic, organic and inorganic growth.✔ PEOPLE & CULTURE: Recruited top talent and built high performing teams, enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion. Earned Great Place to Work recognition (Diageo) and sponsored the first Latinx ERG (HOLA) (Breakthru Beverage).