Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Announces Corporate Strategy Leadership Transition

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9:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17

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MIAMI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 17, 2026--

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced a transition within its Corporate Strategy leadership. Stephen Von Oehsen, Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Management (OSM), will be moving from his current day-to-day responsibilities to a senior strategic advisor role with the Company, effective April 1, 2026. Von Oehsen will assume the role of Senior Strategic Advisor to Wayne E. Chaplin, President and Chief Executive Officer; David Chaplin, Executive Vice president, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer; and Lee F. Hager, President, Internal Operations, Office of the President. In this role, Von Oehsen will support the senior leaders mentioned above with strategic growth initiatives, while sharing and embedding strategic talent development disciplines.

“Over the past 20 plus years, Stephen’s strategic expertise has been instrumental in guiding our leadership team through periods of transformative change and substantial growth,” said Wayne E. Chaplin. “His insightful counsel enabled us to expand into new markets, forge stronger partnerships with suppliers, and elevate our customer service standards. Stephen was also a key figure in our merger with Glazer’s, a move that opened the door to dozens of additional U.S. markets and resulted in significant revenue growth in the years that followed. I look forward to working with Stephen in this new capacity as we continue to transform our business for the future.”

David Chaplin noted, “Stephen’s team has played an integral role in refining our Company’s identity, purpose, vision, and strategy. Through building a strong team of professionals who deliver impactful results and an Enterprise Program Management Office to track these results, the Strategy team continually elevated its value to the Company under Stephen’s leadership.”

Lee Hager added, “In addition to his strategic contributions, Stephen excels at attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining skilled talent. The fact that 40 current team members and OSM alumni remain active at the Company today speaks to the breadth of his tremendous impact on talent and culture.”

“I joined this Company in 2005 with the desire to learn from the brightest, most strategic and accomplished leaders I had encountered during my prior management consulting career,” commented Von Oehsen. “My sincere gratitude goes to our leaders for their engagement, support and empowerment of me and my team. I look forward to continuing to work alongside them to chart the Company’s course for success for decades to come,” added Von Oehsen.

About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, building brands for moments that matter. The multi-generational, family-owned Company has operations in 47 U.S. markets and Canada, as well as brokerage operations through its Southern Glazer’s Travel Retail Sales & Export Division in the Caribbean, Central and South America. In 2026, Southern Glazer’s was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community. In 2025, Southern Glazer’s was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. Southern Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram @sgwinespirits.

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