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Steve Bellini joined Future Brands LLC as President & Chief Executive Officer in January of 2005. He provides leadership and strategic oversight to the men and women of Future Brands who have propelled the company to become the second largest spirits seller in the United States.
Mr. Bellini is an accomplished beverage alcohol industry veteran who has led teams to achieve outstanding results for leading brands such as Captain Morgan®, Crown Royal® and Godiva® Liqueur.
He began his career in 1972 as a sales representative for the General Wine and Spirits Company, a unit of the Joseph E. Seagram Corporation. Early on Mr. Bellini regularly and consistently demonstrated leadership skills and business acumen and was eventually named Vice President of National Development. He was subsequently appointed Senior Vice President of the control states region for Seagram North America and quickly established the company as an industry leader throughout the 18-state region.
In 1997, Mr. Bellini led a reengineering effort that resulted in a multi-million dollar increase in business operating income, and was named Senior Vice President of Seagram North America. In this role, Mr. Bellini led the company’s strategic planning initiative and oversaw its global development. He also served as the company’s primary architect of external policy as Chairman of the Industry Steering Committee and Vice Chairman of DISCUS and The Century Council.
Shortly thereafter he was appointed president of Seagram North America and proceeded to lead the company to its most profitable year in history, achieving market share growth and record sales volumes.
Mr. Bellini currently splits his time between his home in Commack, New York, and Future Brands headquarters in Deerfield, IL. | 