Eugene Kashper (Russian: Евгений Кашпер)[1] is an American beer entrepreneur and Chairman of Blue Ribbon Partners.[2] He also served as the Chairman and CEO of Pabst Brewing Company.[3]
Eugene Kashper | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Blue Ribbon Partners 2021-present |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Known for | Chairman and CEO of Pabst Brewing Company |
Early life and education
editKashper was born in the Soviet Union to Jewish parents;[4] he has told Russian interviewers he was born in Leningrad in 1969.[5][6] He and his family immigrated to the United States as political refugees when he was six years old, and he became an American citizen shortly after.[7] He grew up in Arizona and New Jersey, and after high school attended Columbia University, graduating in 1992[8] with a degree in East Asian Studies.
Career
editHe 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 Ernst & Young and moved into the beer industry.[9]
He began his beer industry career in 1994 with the Stroh Brewery Company of Detroit, Michigan.[10] After the Russian government started imposing taxes on imported beer, he founded the Pivovarni Ivana Taranova (PIT) brewery with plants in Khabarovsk, Novotroitsk, and Kaliningrad.[11] In just a few years the company had become the biggest independent producer of beer before its founders sold it to Heineken in 2005 – only to start all over again just outside the Russian capital with a bigger, more modern enterprise in 2006 - Moscow Brewing Company.[12]
He later co-founded Oasis Beverages and served as its chairman from 2008 to 2014.[13]
In 2014, Blue Ribbon Intermediate Holdings — a partnership between Kashper and TSG Consumer Partners — completed its purchase of Pabst Brewing Company.[14] "We are thrilled to complete the acquisition of this great company," said Kashper, who said he would relocate with his family[15] from New York to Los Angeles.[16] In 2021, it was announced that Blue Ribbon Partners, an investment platform led by Kashper focused on US beer and beverages, owns Pabst Brewing Company. Blue Ribbon Partners is also an investor in City Brewing, the largest beverage alcohol co-packer in the U.S.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Interview: Eugene Kashper (Russian language)". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "City Brewing Company Announces Equity Investment". Yahoo!. March 16, 2021. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "How Eugene Kashper is transforming the 172-Year Old Pabst Brewing Company into an "Underdog Startup"". Brewbound. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ James Covert (Sep 2, 2014). "Pabst not moving to Russia". New York Post.
- ^ "Vedomosti People: Eugene Kashper". Retrieved October 21, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Interview of Eugene Kashper (Russian language)". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Holl, John. "Vedomosti People: Eugene Kashper (Russian language): A conversation with Eugene Kashper of Pabst Brewing". My Central Jersey. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Class Notes: 1992" (PDF). Columbia College Today. Summer 2016. p. 90. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Strom, Stephanie (April 2016). "Pabst Raids Dad's Beer Fridge as It Looks to the Future". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "A matter of trust". competence.khs.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "A matter of trust". competence.khs.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Eugene Kashper (Biography)". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Wolinski, Cat (14 June 2021). "11 Things You Should Know About Pabst Blue Ribbon". Vine Pair. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Sweeney, Cordell. "Pabst Brewing Company Leadership". Pabst Brewing Company. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Wilmore, James (14 November 2014). "Pabst Brewing Co sale finalised as Eugene Kashper, TSG take reins". Just-Drinks. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Kendall, Justin (16 March 2021). "Investor Group to Take 100% Ownership of City Brewing ; Consortium Also Acquires Irwindale Brewery From Pabst". Brew Bound. Retrieved 29 October 2023.