Board of Directors

Bratcher is our Chief Executive Officer and President, a role he assumed on January 1, 2024. Mr. Bratcher served as our Chief Operating Officer from July 2021 to December 2023, and as President of Branded Spirits since our merger with Luxco, Inc. in April 2021 to December 2023. Prior to the Luxco merger, Mr. Bratcher served in several leadership roles at Luxco since his hire in 1998 as Director of Operations. He most recently served as President of Luxco, from 2013 until the April 2021 merger with Luxco. Before joining Luxco, Mr. Bratcher served in financial and operational roles for a number of consumer product companies, including serving five years as Controller and then Director of Operations for the international spirits company Allied Domecq, the second-largest spirits company in the world at the time.

Ms. Seaberg is a member of the Heartland Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors and the Kansas City Chapter of Women Corporate Directors (“WCD”). She was an executive travel agent and minority owner of Travel Center of Atchison for 31 years. Ms. Seaberg is active in civic affairs at both the local and national level. She was the Kansas Governor’s Chair for the national Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration from 2002 to 2006, bringing one of 15 national events to Atchison, Leavenworth, and Kansas City in 2004. She also served on the Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation board, a national not-for-profit based in Great Falls, Montana, from 2003 to 2007 and as its national president from 2007 to 2008. Ms. Seaberg has been the chair of the annual Amelia Earhart Festival since 1997, which brings over 40,000 people to Atchison every year in July. Ms. Seaberg served on the Atchison Hospital Board from 1990 to 2004, and presently serves on the board of the Cray Medical Research Organization at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She also serves as a board member of the national Lewis and Clark Trust. Ms. Seaberg is president and founder of the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation, which opened a state-of-the-art STEM and history museum, the Amelia Earhart Hanger Museum, in April 2023 in Atchison. In 2015, she received the Hall of Fame award from the Chamber of Commerce and the Vision of Excellence award from the Santa Fe Depot Trustees in Atchison.

Ms. Clark has been the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Finance at Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of recreational marine products, since May 2022. She served as the Chief Financial Officer of Brunswick Boat Group, a division of Brunswick Corporation, from March 2019 to May 2022. From August 2018 to November 2018, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Lifeway Foods, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of beverages and dairy products. From January 2016 to August 2018, she was the Chief Financial Officer – Coveris North American Food & Consumer Flexibles / Chief Transformation Officer of Coveris Americas, a leading producer of flexible packaging. From 1999 to 2015, she was employed by Kraft Foods, with increasing levels of responsibility, most recently as Director of Finance – Grocery Business. From 1997 to 1999, she was a senior auditor with Grant Thornton LLP.

Mr. Gerke served as the General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB), a global consumer tax services provider, from January 2012 until January 2022 and as a Senior Vice President at H&R Block until his retirement in September 2022. He served in additional roles during his tenure at H&R Block, including Interim Chief Executive Officer and leader of the human resources function. From January 2011 to April 2011, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of YRC Worldwide, a transportation service provider. From July 2009 to December 2010, Mr. Gerke served as Executive Vice Chairman of CenturyLink, an integrated communications business. From December 2007 to June 2009, he served as President and CEO at Embarq, an integrated communications business. He also held the position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel – Law and External Affairs at Embarq from May 2006 to December 2007. From October 1994 to May 2006, Mr. Gerke held a number of executive and legal positions with Sprint, serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for over two years. Mr. Gerke currently serves as a board member of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNSL), a leading broadband and business communications provider. He was a member of the board of directors of Tallgrass Energy GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Tallgrass Energy, LP, from August 2015 to April 2020. He is also a past member of the boards of directors of CenturyLink, Embarq, the United States Telecom Association, the Rockhurst University Board of Trustees, and The Greater Kansas City Local Investment Commission Board of Trustees.

Mr. Lux served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Luxco, Inc., from 1991 until March 2021, and as Chairman, from 2010 until March 2021, of Luxco, a leading branded beverage and alcohol company that we merged with in April 2021. Mr. Lux has served on the boards of the American Distilled Products Association and The National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (“NABCA”) Industry Advisory Committee, and he currently serves on the board of the St. Louis Regional Business Council. His philanthropic activities include serving on the boards of Social Venture Partners of St. Louis, the University City Children’s Lume Institute, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, the St. Louis Blues for Kids, and the Lux Family Foundation. Additionally, Mr. Lux is an avid pilot and donates time piloting his Pilatus PC-12 aircraft in support of the Veterans Airlift Command and Angel Flight Central.

Ms. Michelson has been Chief People Officer at tms, a Havi Company, since December 2023. tms is a privately-owned company that unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to deliver change to leading brands. Previously, she was Vice President of Human Resources at CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS), an American healthcare company, from November 2022 to December 2023. From March 2022 to November 2022, she was the Chief People Officer of AHEAD, Inc., a digital business platform builder. From June 2019 to March 2022, she was employed by United Airlines as Managing Director of HR for the President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Customer Officer. From December 2015 to June 2019, she worked for Molson Coors Beverage Company, in several positions of increasing responsibility, including as Senior HR Commercial Lead for MillerCoors. From 2012 to 2015, she was Vice President, Customer Experience & Organizational Effectiveness of The Y of Metropolitan Chicago. Prior to that, she was employed by Beam Global Spirits & Wine from 2010 to 2012 as Director, Marketing Strategy. From 2005 to 2009, she served as Senior Manager, Strategy—Tropicana Beverages, of PepsiCo. From 2000 to 2005, she served as Director, Strategy, Planning & Analysis for the Chicago Tribune Company. From 1999 to 2000, she worked for Ernst & Young LLP as a Manager in its Mergers and Acquisitions practice group.

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 a board member on the Cray Medical Research Organization at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In addition, she serves as a board member on the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation.

Mr. Rauckman owns and is a financial consultant at Rauckman Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since November 2017. Mr. Rauckman served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) from January 1999 to December 2014 before taking early retirement from that role. He was named CFO of the Year by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2008. Mr. Rauckman currently serves as a board member and the Audit Committee Chairman of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB), in a role he has held since May 2016. He has also served as a board member and Audit Committee Chairman of JE Dunn Construction Group, a privately held corporation, since January 2017.

Mr. Siwak is the founding partner of Encore Group, a private equity fund focused on the consumer services sector. Prior to founding the Encore Group in November 2022, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Business Officer for North America for the Ferrero Group, a global sweet snacking company, from September 2021 to October 2022. Prior to joining Ferrero, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrara Candy Company from April 2013 until September 2021. From April 2009 to March 2013, Mr. Siwak was an operating partner for L Catteron Partners, a consumer-focused private equity group. From August 2005 to April 2007, Mr. Siwak was a founding partner of Mindseye Group, a private equity group. From December 1999 to August 2005, Mr. Siwak was the Chief Executive Officer of TRG Accessories, a manufacturer of luggage and travel gear