Alex Alvarez

“We have incredible opportunities for our business to optimize our global manufacturing footprint in a way that is in line with our values and our unwavering focus on quality, craftsmanship and sustainability.”

Alex has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer since joining Suntory Global Spirits in January 2023. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the global supply chain, including the manufacturing and distribution associated with 18 distilleries and bottling plants in North America, Mexico, the UK, Spain and India, research and development, quality, sourcing, risk management and sustainability.

Alex joined Suntory Global Spirits after a 15-year career with Brown-Forman Corporation, where he was Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer & Director of ESG. He had previously spent eight years as Senior Vice President, Chief Production and Sustainability Officer, responsible for the global operation of eight distilleries and two cooperages, all aspects of the supply chain and sustainability; and six years based in Guadalajara, Mexico, responsible for the Corporation’s tequila operations. Alex began his career with Proctor & Gamble in operations roles in the US and Puerto Rico, and General Mills before joining Brown-Forman in 2007.

Alex is engaged in the communities and with the industry organizations that are important to him and Suntory, including serving as an officer and member of the Boards of National Association of Manufacturers, Latino Corporate Directors, Louisville Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and American Forest Foundation.

Born and raised in Panama, Alex earned a BS degree in Electrical Engineering with Honors from Iowa State University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He speaks fluent Spanish and currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and two daughters.