BF/B Chief Executive Lawson Whiting is planning to step down, the WSJ reported. Whiting, who has led the Louisville-based company since 2019

BF/B Chief Executive Lawson Whiting is planning to step down, the WSJ reported. Whiting, who has led the Louisville-based company since 2019, plans to retire when a successor is appointed, according to people familiar with the situation. Brown-Forman and other Spirits makers are contending with years of declining alcohol consumption that has cut into sales of Spirits, wine and beer.