Eugene Kashper

Eugene Kashper
Born Soviet Union
Nationality American
Occupation

Chairman & CEO of Pabst Brewing Company

2014-present
Years active 1994-present

Eugene Kashper, 46 years old, is a beer entrepreneur and current chairman & CEO of Pabst Brewing Company. On November 13, 2014, Pabst announced that it had completed its sale to Blue Ribbon Intermediate Holdings, LLC. Blue Ribbon is a partnership between Kashper and TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco–based private equity firm.[1]

Kashper was born in the Soviet Union, but he and his family immigrated to the United States as political refugees when he was 6 years old, and he became an American citizen shortly after.[2] He grew up in Arizona and New Jersey, and after high school attended Columbia University, graduating in 1992 with a degree in East Asian Studies. He then went to work for Ernst & Young, which quickly capitalized on his language skills by sending him to Moscow. Soon after that move, he left EY and moved into the beer industry.[3] He began his career in 1994 with The Stroh Brewery Company of Detroit, Michigan.[4]

“We are thrilled to complete the acquisition of this great company,” said Kashper, who will relocate with his family[5] from New York to Los Angeles.[6] Kashper continues, "Pabst Blue Ribbon is the quintessential American brand – it represents individualism, egalitarianism, and freedom of expression – all the things that make this country great."[7]

References

  1. ↑ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. TSG Consumer Partners. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Holl, John. "A conversation with Eugene Kashper of Pabst Brewing". My Central Jersey. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pabst Raids Dad’s Beer Fridge as It Looks to the Future". New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ↑ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. TSG Consumer Partners. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Sweeney, Cordell. "Pabst Brewing Company Leadership". Pabst Brewing Company. Pabst Brewing Company. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Wilmore, James. "Pabst Brewing Co sale finalised as Eugene Kashper, TSG take reins". Just-Drinks. Just-Drinks. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Hadas, Allison. "Beer Entrepreneur Eugene Kashper to Acquire Pabst Brewing Company". Business Wire. Business Wire. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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