Mark Andrews, our chairman of the board, founded our predecessor company, Great Spirits Company LLC, in 1998 and served as its chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer from its inception until December 2003. Mr. Andrews has served as our chairman of the board since December 2003 and served as our president from December 2003 until November 2005. Prior to founding our predecessor, Mr. Andrews founded American Exploration Company, a company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, in 1980. He oversaw that company becoming publicly traded in 1983 and served as its chairman and chief executive officer until its merger with Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. in October 1997. In addition, Mr. Andrews serves as a life trustee of The New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Mr. Andrews received a bachelor of arts from Harvard College in 1972 and a masters of business administration from Harvard Business School in 1975.
John F. Beaudette has served as a director of our company since January 2004. Since 1995, Mr. Beaudette has been the president of MHW, Ltd. (formerly named Monsieur Henri Wines Ltd.), a national alcoholic beverage importer, distributor and service company. From 1985 to 1994, Mr. Beaudette worked with PepsiCo Inc. and its affiliate company Monsieur Henri Wines in the distribution of Stolichnaya Vodka and other imported wine and spirit brands. During this period, Mr. Beaudette held positions such as director of planning for PepsiCo Wines & Spirits International and vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Monsieur Henri Wines. Mr. Beaudette currently sits on the board of directors of The National Association of Beverage Importers Inc. (NABI) and serves on its executive committee. Mr. Beaudette received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Villanova University in 1979.
Mr. Bellinger joined Castle Brands in May 2005, bringing 20 years of experience in the beverage alcohol industry to the Company. His most recent position before joining CBI was President of the Northern Business Unit of Allied Domecq North America, one of Allied Domecq PLC's largest business units. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Allied Domecq's U.S. spirits division.
Robert J. Flanagan has served as a director of our company since January 2004. Since 1989, Mr. Flanagan has served as the executive vice president of Clark Enterprises Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland-based investment holding company and as the manager of CNF Investments LLC, an affiliate of Clark Enterprises Inc. CNF Investments LLC is one of our principal stockholders. Mr. Flanagan oversees the acquisition, management and development of new investment opportunities for Clark and is a member of the board of directors of Martek BioSciences Corporation. Prior to joining Clark, Mr. Flanagan was the treasurer, secretary and member of the board of directors of the Baltimore Orioles, Inc. and began his career in public accounting. Certified as a public accountant in Washington, D. C., Mr. Flanagan received a bachelor of science in business administration from Georgetown University in 1978 and a master of science degree in taxation from the American University School of Business in 1985.
Mr. Jefferson has 23 years of experience in the spirits industry, primarily with the Irish Distillers Group Limited, the foremost producer of Irish spirits. Most recently, prior to his retirement last year, he managed one of Irish Distillers' major subsidiaries, The Old Bushmills Distillery, for 10 years.
Colm Leen has served as a director of our company since January 2004. Mr. Leen also serves as a director of our subsidiaries, Castle Brands Spirits Group Limited and Castle Brands Marketing and Sales Company Limited. Since 1995, Mr. Leen has been the group finance director and company secretary of the Carbery Group, a supplier to our company. The Carbery Group is involved in the dairy, food ingredients and beverage alcohol industries, with established markets in Ireland, the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, the Far East and North America. Mr. Leen has been with the Carbery Group since 1988, initially joining it as company accountant and subsequently assuming the role of its financial controller in 1992 and his present role of group finance director in 1995. Mr. Leen is also the executive director of Carbery Milk Products Limited. Prior to joining Carbery, Mr. Leen worked with KPMG LLP from 1984 to 1988. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987, became an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland in 1987 and a fellow of the Institute in 1997. Mr. Leen received a bachelor of commerce degree from University College Cork in 1984.
Richard C. Morrison has served as a director of our company since September 2005. Mr. Morrison worked at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. from 1964 until his retirement in 2004. Most recently, Mr. Morrison served as the managing director of Babson Capital Management, the investment subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual. He also serves as a director of Reinhold Industries, Inc., Cains Foods, L.P., Nyloncraft, Inc., Tubular Textile Machinery, Inc. and is an advisory director of Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney and Co., Inc. Mr. Morrison received a bachelor of arts from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1962 and a master of science in finance from the University of Arizona in 1964.
Frederick M. R. Smith has served as a director of our company since January 2004. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of our subsidiary, Gosling-Castle Partners Inc. Since January 2002, Mr. Smith has been a financial consultant through his wholly owned company, Kirkwood Lane Associates LLC. From 1967 to January 2002, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston, most recently as co-head of Credit Suisse First Boston's international private equity activities. Mr. Smith currently acts as a consultant to Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Smith, an investor in our company, joined Credit Suisse First Boston's private equity group in 1995 after playing a senior role in Credit Suisse First Boston's investment banking division and founding its media and telecom group. He has over 30 years of private equity and investment banking experience with Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of Unwired Australia, Teleperformance Brazil and Slager Radio Hungary. Mr. Smith received a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University in 1963 and attended Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
Kevin P. Tighe has served as a director of our company since September 2005. Since 1995, Mr. Tighe has been a partner at, and is a founding partner of, the law firm of Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale, PLLC. For over 36 years, Mr. Tighe has represented the automobile industry and its trade associations before the U.S. Congress and other federal agencies. He also maintains a real estate practice at the firm. Mr. Tighe received a bachelor of arts degree from St. Angelm's College in 1966 and received a doctor of jurisprudence from Catholic University School of Law in 1969. Mr. Tighe is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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