R. Alex Rankin
Chairman of the Board, Sterling G. Thompson Co.; President, Upson Downs Farm Inc.
R. Alex Rankin
Chairman of the Board, Sterling G. Thompson Co.; President, Upson Downs Farm Inc.
Mr. Rankin has been a director since 2008 and serves as Chairman of the Board. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Sterling G. Thompson Company, LLC (a private insurance agency and broker), and the President of Upson Downs Farm, Inc. (a Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation). He is Vice Chairman and Director of Glenview Trust Company and a member of The Jockey Club. Mr. Rankin is a Trustee and former Chairman of the James Graham Brown Foundation (a private, nonprofit foundation that fosters the well-being, quality of life and image of Louisville and Kentucky by actively supporting and funding projects in the fields of civic affairs, economic development, education and health and general welfare, which since 1954, has awarded over 2,680 grants totaling over $450 million). Among other exceptional personal and professional attributes, Mr. Rankin’s expertise in the areas of finance and risk management, as well as his experience in the business of Thoroughbred horse racing, qualify him as a member of the Board of Directors.
William C. Carstanjen
Chief Executive Officer, Churchill Downs Incorporated
William C. Carstanjen
Chief Executive Officer, Churchill Downs Incorporated
Mr. Carstanjen was named Churchill Downs Incorporated’s twelfth Chief Executive Officer in August 2014 and appointed to the Board of Directors in July 2015. Mr. Carstanjen served as CDI’s President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2014), CDI’s Chief Operating Officer (2009-2011) and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Development Officer for the company (2005-2009). Mr. Carstanjen joined CDI in July 2005 after serving as an executive with General Electric Company. Mr. Carstanjen began his career as an attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York City, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance. Mr. Carstanjen brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his leadership role at CDI. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Carstanjen has led CDI’s diversification strategy into online wagering and regional casino gaming, as well as led the growth of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby events. Mr. Carstanjen is a Director of Glenview Trust Company.
Ulysses Lee “Junior” Bridgeman
Chief Executive Officer, Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Ulysses Lee “Junior” Bridgeman
Chief Executive Officer, Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Mr. Bridgeman has been a director since 2012 and serves on the Nominating & Governance Committee. He is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC (“Heartland”), which owns and operates a Coca-Cola production and manufacturing facility in Lenexa, Kansas, and 17 Coca-Cola distribution facilities across various Midwestern states, including Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Prior to his February 2017 acquisition of Heartland, Mr. Bridgeman was the owner and chief executive officer of various companies, operating over 450 restaurants in 20 states, including 263 Wendy’s restaurants and 123 Chili’s restaurants. From 1975 to 1983, and from 1986 to 1987, Mr. Bridgeman played professional basketball with the Milwaukee Bucks, and from 1983 to 1986, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers. Mr. Bridgeman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Meijer, Inc., the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Simmons College and the West End School. He is a former Director of the James Graham Brown Foundation and served as past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Louisville. Mr. Bridgeman’s current role as a CEO and extensive leadership experience make him ideally qualified as a member of the Board.
Andréa Carter
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Global Payments, Inc.
Andréa Carter
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Global Payments, Inc.
Ms. Carter has been a director since 2022. She has amassed over 20 years of professional experience in the field of human resources across multiple industries and major organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Lauren, Newell Rubbermaid and The Home Depot. Ms. Carter has been recognized with a number of distinctions and awards in recent years including: “Women who Mean Business,” “Women Making a Mark,” Power 300 Most Influential Black Executives,” “Most Influential Women Execs in Corporate America,” and is a 2021 recipient of the UNCF MASKED award (Mankind Assisting Student Kindle Educational Dreams).
Robert L. Fealy
Managing Director of Limerick Investments, LLC
Robert L. Fealy
Managing Director of Limerick Investments, LLC
Mr. Fealy has been a director since 2000 and serves on the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee while also serving as Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee. He additionally serves as Managing Director of Limerick Investments, LLC, an investment firm, and co-founder and President of Aluminate, Inc., which provides data analytics solutions to universities, colleges and other not-for-profit institutions. He retired effective June 30, 2014, as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of The Duchossois Group, Inc. (a family-owned company that held diversified business interests in companies with leading brands in the residential security, lighting and convenience products markets and the commercial control, automation and digital media markets). While Mr. Fealy was originally nominated to serve as a director of the Company pursuant to the stockholder’s agreement between the Company and Duchossois Industries, Inc., the Company has been and will continue to be well-served by Mr. Fealy’s experience as a certified public accountant and senior executive with oversight of a diverse group of companies that had over 5,000 employees worldwide with operations located in over 30 countries as well as proven capabilities in strategic business planning in a variety of industries.
Douglas C. Grissom
Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Douglas C. Grissom
Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Mr. Grissom has been a director since 2017 and serves on the Compensation Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee. He also serves as Managing Director on MDP’s Business & Government Software and Services team. Prior to joining MDP, he was with Bain Capital in private equity, McKinsey & Company and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Grissom currently serves on the Boards of Directors of BlueCat Networks, CoVant Technologies II and Fleet Complete. In addition, he was formerly on the Boards of Directors of @stake, Aderant, Asurion, Cbeyond, Fieldglass, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, Intelsat, LGS Innovations, Lightspeed Systems, LinQuest Corporation and Neoworld. Outside MDP, he is a Board Member at Amherst College, the Harvard Business School Fund Council, the Lincoln Park Zoo, METROsquash, the Museum of Science and Industry, the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Churchill Downs.
Daniel P. Harrington
President and Chief Executive Officer, HTV Industries Inc.
Daniel P. Harrington
President and Chief Executive Officer, HTV Industries Inc.
Mr. Harrington has been a director since 1998 and serves on the Executive Committee and Audit Committee while also serving as Chair or the Compensation Committee. He additionally serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of HTV Industries, Inc. (a private holding company with diversified business interests that include manufacturing, distribution, technology and banking). Mr. Harrington also serves as a Trustee of The Veale Foundation. In addition, Mr. Harrington has served as a Director of First Guaranty Bank, First State Financial Corporation, and Portec Rail Products, Inc. (serving on its Audit and Compensation Committees). Among other exceptional personal and professional attributes, Mr. Harrington has extensive financial, accounting and chief executive experience within a variety of industries that qualifies Mr. Harrington as a member of the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Harrington qualifies as an Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Karole F. Lloyd
Partner, Ernst & Young (retired); Accountant
Karole F. Lloyd
Partner, Ernst & Young (retired); Accountant
Mrs. Lloyd has been a director since 2018 and serves on the Nominating & Governance Committee while also serving as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mrs. Lloyd has served on the Board of Directors of Aflac Inc. since January 2017 and currently serves as the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Finance and Investment Committee of the Aflac Inc., Board of Directors. Mrs. Lloyd is the retired Vice Chair and Southeast Regional Managing Partner for Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”). From 2009 through 2016, she served as a member of the US Executive Board, Americas Operating Executive and the Global Practice Group for EY. In her 37-year career at EY, Mrs. Lloyd served many of EY’s highest profile clients through mergers, IPOs, acquisitions, divestitures and across numerous industries including banking, insurance, consumer products, transportation, real estate, manufacturing and retail. Mrs. Lloyd is active in the Atlanta community, working with the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and The Rotary Club of Atlanta. She was previously the Chair of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. Mrs. Lloyd is active in supporting many colleges and universities throughout the Southeast, including serving on the President’s Advisory Council and the Board of Visitors at the University of Alabama. Mrs. Lloyd qualifies as an Audit Committee Financial Expert, which makes her well-suited for her current role as the Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee and as a member of the Board.
Paul C. Varga
Former Chairman and CEO, Brown-Forman Corporation
Paul C. Varga
Former Chairman and CEO, Brown-Forman Corporation
Mr. Varga has been a director since 2020 and serves on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Varga is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation, a public global spirits and wine company. Mr. Varga served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation from August 2007 until his retirement in December 2018. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Brown-Forman Beverages (a division of Brown-Forman Corporation) from 2003 to 2005, and as Global Chief Marketing Officer for Brown-Forman Spirits from 2000 to 2003. In addition to Mr. Varga’s many years of leadership experience in the role of Chief Executive Officer and as a public company board member, he also has considerable expertise and experience in corporate finance, strategy, building brand awareness, product development, marketing, distribution and sales. Mr. Varga currently serves on the Board of Directors of Macy’s, Inc. as Chair of the Compensation and Management Development Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Brown-Forman Corporation from 2003 until July 2019.