Advisory Board
Edgar M. Cullman, Jr. | William Deutsch John W. Glick | Stephen P. Miller John D. Shulman
Edgar M. Cullman, Jr.
Edgar M. Cullman, Jr. is a managing partner of Culbro, LLC, the private equity investment vehicle of the Cullman family. Culbro seeks to make controlled investments in middle market companies in the consumer sector as well as in business-to-business services. Prior to April 2005, he was president and CEO of General Cigar which manufactures many well-known premium hand-made cigars such as Macanudo, Partagas and Punch. He joined General Cigar after spending time in the US Army, during which he was stationed in Japan.
Mr. Cullman is a member of the following boards: Mount Sinai Hospital, Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brain Trauma Foundation, the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the Yale University Council.
Mr. Cullman graduated from Yale University in 1968.
William Deutsch
William Deutsch is the founder and chairman of W. J. Deutsch & Sons, one of the nationís leading fine wine importers and the fifth largest wine import company in the U.S.. The companyís mission is to market quality wines produced by prestigious families from major wine regions of the world and is renowned for its brand building prowess. The W. J. Deutsch & Sons portfolio includes the #1 imported brand from Australia, [yellow tail], and the #1 selling French brand in the US, Georges Duboeuf. Mr. Deutsch is in his 49th consecutive year in the wine business.
Mr. Deutsch is a member of the board of both W.J. Deutsch & Sons and Ascentia Wine Group.
Mr. Deutsch received a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University, Stern School of Business in 1958.
John W. Glick
John. W. Glick, Senior Director of the Business Development group at Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (ìA-Bî), is responsible for Non-Alcohol Beverages, Import and Craft Beers, Wine/Spirits partner businesses. He has also held positions with A-B in the Business Planning and Brewery Operations groups. Prior to joining A-Bís Executive Development Program in 1992, Mr. Glick held multiple engineering and manufacturing operations positions at General Motors.
Mr. Glick serves as a director on the following boards: Redhook Ale Brewing Company, Widmer Brothers Brewing Company and Icelandic Glacial.
Mr. Glick received a Masterís degree in Business Administration from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science from GMI Engineering & Management Institute in Flint, Michigan.
Stephen P. Miller
Stephen P. Miller is the vice-chairman of the executive committee and executive vice president of The Biltmore Company, which owns and operates Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. He is responsible for developing the long-range strategic direction and corporate planning for Biltmore's various business divisions.
Mr. Miller currently serves on the boards of Asheville Savings Bank and the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. He is also on the board of advisors for Celebration Associates, a real estate development firm.
Mr. Miller graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, in 1977.
John D. Shulman
John D. Shulman is currently the founder of Juggernaut Partners, a private equity firm in Washington, DC. Previously, from 2001 through February 2009, he was a managing director at Allied Capital where he was also a member of the firmís investment and management committees. Additionally, he is a founder of Greater China Partners, a private equity firm based in Beijing, China, making investments in China today.
Mr. Shulman is a member of the board of Akrimax Pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Shulman graduated from the McIntyre School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in 1984.
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