FACUNDO L. BACARDI, 41, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since 2005. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Mr. Bacardi served as Deputy Chairman for three years. Mr. Bacardi was first elected a Director in 1993 and has chaired several committees and served as a member of each of the Board's current committees. Mr. Bacardi is President of Bacardi OS, an investment holding company and currently serves on the Board of Coffeecol, a manufacturer and distributor of branded liquid coffee beverages. He received a B.S.B.A. in Finance from American University and a J.D. degree from Emory University Law School.

Mr. Bacardi is a member of the Nominating Committee and, as Chairman of the Board, he is an ex officio member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.


SÉAMUS MCBRIDE, 54, was elected president and chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited effective September 1, 2008.

He has nearly 30 years of global management experience in the consumer goods industry including marketing, commercial operations and systems.

Throughout his 25 year career with Colgate-Palmolive Company he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in North America, Europe and Asia. At Colgate, he served as executive vice president and president, North America and worldwide commercial effectiveness. He led Colgate's business operations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and directed Colgate's global commercial effectiveness program.

He also spent four years as marketing director for beer producer, Bass Plc.

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