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Panelist Methodology 2006-2009

The Power 100 Panelists

The panel of drinks experts has over 200 year's combined experience in the global drinks industry. They have been involved with all of the major drinks companies and held positions of responsibility in virtually every market. Between them they hold detailed financial and marketing knowledge of every brand covered in this report, and many more besides. Nearly 10,000 brands were looked at in the compilation of this research, across all markets, in every territory.

Stuart Whitwell, Joint Managing Director of Intangible Business

Stuart spent 10 years with Hiram Walker in Europe and Asia Pacific, specialising in brand and market business development projects, holding various senior positions in finance, business development and general management, latterly as regional director of finance and business development for Asia Pacific. Since leaving Hong Kong, where he set up a consultancy undertaking projects for Brown-Forman, Pernod Ricard and Jose Estevez in China and the Philippines, Stuart has carried out many projects for drinks companies such as Absolut, Allied Domecq, Campari, Pernod Ricard, Fortune Brands and Angostura. Stuart is co-founder and joint managing director of Intangible Business.

Alan Craig, Director at Intangible Business

Alan has dedicated his business life to the drinks industry, working for companies including Whitbread and Allied Domecq. He has held numerous senior positions, such as head of customer services for Long John Whisky Distillers, financial controller for brands such as Ballantine's and Teacher's and was finance director for a number of spirits brands including Beefeater Gin and Lamb's Navy Rum. He has also been further involved in the drinks industry through his work with Intangible Business.

Allan Caldwell, Director at Intangible Business

Allan has considerable international drinks experience working throughout Europe, North and South America and the Far East. For 10 years he held a variety of senior, commercial and finance roles and was responsible for numerous business restructurings, acquisitions and sustained profit growth, latterly as finance & commercial services director for Allied Domecq's Duty Free division. He has since been heavily involved in the drinks industry through his work with Intangible Business.

Angus McPherson, Export Sales Manager, Casella Wines

Angus McPherson is the Export Sales Manager at Casella Wines, and is responsible for driving profitable growth of Casella's flagship brand, [yellow tail]. Angus was introduced to the wine industry from an early age through the creation of his family winery, McPherson Wines, based in the Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia. Prior to joining Casella Wines, Angus worked for Brown-Forman for five years in New Jersey, California, Manchester and London. Today he brings more than 10 years of wine making experience to his role at Casella. Angus plays an active role in wine industry issues, sitting on the board of the Wine Makers Federation of Australia. He holds an Economics degree, with a Masters in Business Studies.

Donard Gaynor, Senior Vice President Corporate Development Beam Global Spirits & Wine

Gaynor is responsible for the company's industry relations and advancing the company's growth strategy by building strategic commercial business partnerships. Gaynor served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director International from 2003 to 2010, responsible for Beam Global's international business, credited with leading the Allied brand acquisition and integration. Prior to joining Beam, Gaynor spent nearly 10 years at The Seagram Spirits & Wine Group in a variety of executive leadership positions, including SVP of human resources, CIO, SVP Operations and CFO. Gaynor also helped to lead the sale of Seagram's global business to Diageo and Pernod-Ricard. Prior to his spirits and wine experience, Gaynor spent more than 14 years in the New York office of PwC.

Lou Applebaum, SVP, Strategy and Business Development, Constellation Brands

Lou oversees the global marketing council and focuses on commercial aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy at Constellation Brands. Along with these duties, he is also responsible for the strategic planning process which includes updating and internally communicating the company's overarching strategy, integrating the strategy with the company's long term financial vision, and working with the operating companies to ensure alignment of strategies across the organization.

Malcolm Davis, Executive Director of Duval-Leroy Champagne

Malcolm has held many senior positions in international drinks management, notably in Asia Pacific markets. He has worked at Hiram Walker and Allied Domecq and was a senior director at Harvey's of Bristol Ltd, Suntory and Baskin Robbins. Malcolm is currently an executive director of Duval-Leroy Champagne and a director of Intangible Business.

Patrick Gillon, Director of Brand Strategy and Development, Intangible Business

Continental Europe and Latin America are Patrick's specialist markets. His career spans senior marketing and management positions in UDV, Hiram Walker and Allied Domecq, with whom he was president of Latin America for four years. Patrick is currently involved in several Continental Europe initiatives.

Patrick Schmitt, Editor of The Drinks Business

Patrick Schmitt is editor of The Drinks Business, a leading international drinks trade publication at the forefront of what is happening in the industry. Published monthly, The Drinks Business is often the first to hear about new development. It launched a new research arm, Drinks Insight with more research and data analysis than in any other trade title. This, combined with its many reports and continued attendance at all the international fairs, give the Drinks Business team a privileged insight into the latest industry trends.

Paul Wayvon, Managing Director of Intangible Business, US

Paul Wayvon became Managing Director of Intangible Business US in 2008. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1982 and earned his MBA with Michigan State University in 1992. Paul is a former CFO and COO of major international drinks businesses in the US including Hiram Walker, Allied Domecq and Fleming Packaging Corporation, working with brands including Maker's Mark, Clos du Bois, Callaway, Bacardi and Malibu. He is also on the faculty at Bradley University with instructing and lecturing responsibilities in their undergraduate, graduate and MBA programs.

Methodology

Nearly 10,000 brands in the spirits and wine sectors were researched to derive a list of the 100 most powerful spirits and wine brands in the world. The population for the research is all current and potential users of alcoholic drinks.

Power is defined by a brand's ability to generate value for its owner. Value is classified by a series of measures as identified below.

Scoring

Hard measures

• Share of market: volume based measure of market share
• Brand growth: projected growth based on 10 years historical data and future trends
• Price positioning: a measure of a brand's ability to command a premium
• Market scope: number of markets in which the brand has a significant presence

Soft measures

• Brand awareness: a combination of prompted and spontaneous awareness
• Brand relevancy: capacity to relate to the brand and a propensity to purchase
• Brand heritage: a brand's longevity and a measure of how it is embedded in local culture
• Brand perception: loyalty and how close a strong brand image is to a desire for ownership

A panel of leading experts in the drinks industry independently ranked each selected brand out of 10 on the above measures (10 = high, 0 = low). The scores given by the individual panel members were aggregated and averaged to reach a total score for each brand. A total score was achieved by multiplying a brand's weighted volume by its brand score, within a defined range. The weighting is designed to adjust the volumes to a comparable level. Brand score is a derivative of the eight measures of brand strength. This results in a ranking of the world's most powerful spirits and wine brands.

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