Biography

Martin Roper has served as Chief Executive Officer since May 2022, and as a member of our Board since January 2021. Mr. Roper previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer from January 2021 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in May 2022, and as our President from September 2019 to December 2020. Prior to his time at the Company, Mr. Roper served as Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM), an alcoholic beverage company, from 2001 to 2018, where he oversaw the net revenue growth and diversification of the brand portfolio. Mr. Roper also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Development of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. from 1994 to 2001. In addition to his service on our Board, Mr. Roper has served as a member of the board of directors of LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (formerly Lumber Liquidators Inc.), a flooring retail company, since 2006, and served on the board of directors of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. from 2000 to 2018. Since November 2018, Mr. Roper has served on the board of Financial Information Technologies, LLC (Fintech), a private company providing solutions to alcohol beverage distributors and retailers. Since September 2019, Mr. Roper has served on the board of directors of Bio-Nutritional Research Group, Inc., the producer and marketer of Power Crunch energy bars. Mr. Roper holds a BA, MA and MEng from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard University.