Board of Directors

Mr. Roper serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO), a role he has held since 2022. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2021 to 2022 and as President of Vita Coco from 2019 to 2021 and. A seasoned food and beverage industry leader, Mr. Roper served from 2001 to 2018 as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Beer Company. He also held other leadership roles with The Boston Beer Company, including President and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Development. Mr. Roper’s previous roles include serving in manufacturing as President of the Merchandising Equipment Group (MEG) Division of Steelworks Inc. and as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Blocksom & Co.

Mr. Roper has served as a board member for The Vita Coco Company (Nasdaq: COCO) since 2021 and Fintech, a business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, since 2018. He previously served on the board of directors of Bio-Nutritional Research Group, LL Flooring Holdings (NYSE: LL), and Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM).

Ms. Francis is MGP’s President and Chief Executive Officer, a role she has held since joining the company in July 2025. Prior to joining MGP, Ms. Francis served as Chief Operating Officer at Schwan’s Company, a leading frozen foods provider, where she held responsibilities across the consumer brands, food service, operations, supply chain, global R&D, and marketing functions. Before joining Schwan’s Company, she served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Category Development for Constellation Brands’ Total Beverage Alcohol platform. Ms. Francis previously served at The Coca-Cola Company as Chief Commercial Officer, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, and in multiple leadership positions at Coca-Cola Enterprises, including as Vice President for Sales and Marketing, North America. 

Ms. Francis has served as a director and member of the Compensation & Corporate Governance Committee of Ascend Wellness Holdings (AAWH) since 2024. She previously served as a Board Advisory Director for Nottingham Spirk.

Mr. Gerke served as the General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) from 2012 until 2022 and as a Senior Vice President at H&R Block until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure at H&R Block, he also served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and as the leader of the human resources function. During 2011, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of YRC Worldwide. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice Chairman of CenturyLink. From 2008 to 2009, he served as President and CEO at Embarq, and previously served at Embarq as Executive Vice President and General Counsel – Law and External Affairs.  Prior to these roles, Mr. Gerke held a number of executive and legal positions with Sprint, including serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Mr. Gerke previously served as a board member of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL), Tallgrass Energy GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TG), CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), Embarq (NYSE: EQ).

Mr. Lopez previously served as Executive in Residence for SoftBank Investment Advisors from 2018 to 2022 and as Head of its Operating Group from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Lopez served as Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America (Nasdaq: STAY) from 2015 to 2018. He led AMC Entertainment Holdings as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2015. In previous roles, Mr. Lopez has extensive leadership experience in the food and beverage sector and consumer goods industry. He served as Starbucks Coffee Company’s President of Global Consumer Products, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Foodservice, and held roles of increasing responsibility with Frito-Lay and Procter & Gamble.

Mr. Lopez has served as a board member for CBRE Group (NYSE: CBRE) since 2015, Newell Brands (Nasdaq: NWL) since 2018, and Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) since 2018. He previously served as member of the board of directors of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), Extended Stay America, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAY), and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). 

Ms. Lowry most recently served as Vice President of Risk, Treasury and Corporate Finance for McCormick & Company (NYSE: MCK) from 2019 to 2021, and as Vice President of Corporate Finance from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Lowry has extensive finance and risk management experience, having previously served Senior Vice President of Generation Company Strategy and as Vice President of Generation Company Strategy at Exelon Corporation. Prior to this role, Ms. Lowry was Treasurer and Vice President at Constellation Energy (before its merger with Exelon) and Assistant Treasurer. Ms. Lowry also held leadership roles in finance with electrical energy generation companies Cogentrix Energy and The AES Corporation.

She has served as a board member and chair of the audit committee at MYR Group (Nasdaq: MYRG) since 2018 and as a board member and chair of the energy risk management committee for Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) since 2022. In addition, she served as a Board Member for TPI Composites (Nasdaq: TPIC) and Electriq Power Holdings (NYSE: ELIQ).

Mr. Lux served as President and CEO of Luxco, Inc. from 1991 until its acquisition by MGP in 2021, and as Chairman of Luxco from 2010 to 2021.  Over his four-decade tenure at Luxco, he oversaw all aspects of the business, including production, marketing, sales, and its national distribution network, helping the company grow into a leading producer, bottler, and importer of alcoholic beverages, with a diverse portfolio of alcoholic spirits brands.  

During his tenure at Luxco, Mr. Lux served on the boards of the American Distilling Spirits Association (ADSA) and the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) Industry Advisory Committee, among others. His philanthropic activities include serving on The St. Louis University Center for Entrepreneurship, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, The St. Louis Blues for Kids, and the Donn & Michele Lux Family Foundation.

Ms. Mingus is a principal and owner of Torpa Design Co., a company specializing in all facets of graphic design, interior design, and exterior design, a position she has held since 2005. Her career began in graphic design in 1996, and she has worked as a designer for public companies, national associations, and an advertising agency.

Ms. Mingus serves as a trustee on the Evah C. Cray Historical Museum and as Board Vice President for the Cray Medical Research Organization at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition, she serves as a board member for the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation.

She is a member of the fourth generation of the company’s founding Cray family to serve MGP.

Mr. Rauckman owns and is a financial consultant at Rauckman Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Mr. Rauckman is a seasoned finance executive, having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) from 1999 to 2014. He was named CFO of the Year by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2008. Prior to joining Garmin, he served in finance roles at Honeywell Corporation and Unisys Corporation.

Mr. Rauckman has served as a board member of First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) since 2025, and as a board member and the Audit Committee Chairman of JE Dunn Construction Group since 2016. Previously, he served on the board of directors and as the Audit Committee Chairman of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB).

Mr. Siwak is the founding partner of Encore Management Group, a private equity fund focused on the consumer services sector. Prior to founding the Encore Management Group in 2022, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Business Officer for North America for the Ferrero Group, a global sweet snacking company. Prior to this role, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrara Candy Company. Mr. Siwak has also served as an operating partner for L Catteron Partners, a consumer-focused private equity group, and was a founding partner of Mindseye Group, a private equity group. Mr. Siwak also served the Chief Executive Officer of TRG Accessories, a manufacturer of luggage and travel gear.