Eugene Kashper
Eugene Kashper | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Pabst Brewing Company 2014-present |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Eugene Kashper (Russian: Евгений Кашпер)[1] is an American beer entrepreneur and current chairman of Pabst Brewing Company.
Biography
Kashper was born in the Soviet Union to Jewish parents;[2] he has told Russian interviewers he was born in Leningrad in 1969.[3][4] 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.[5] 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 Ernst & Young and moved into the beer industry.[6] He began his beer industry career in 1994 with The Stroh Brewery Company of Detroit, Michigan.[7] He later co-founded Oasis Beverages, a Cyprus-based company, and served as its chairman from 2008 to 2014.[8]
Under Kashper, Pabst announced on November 13, 2014, 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.[9] "We are thrilled to complete the acquisition of this great company," said Kashper, who said he would relocate with his family[10] from New York to Los Angeles.[11]
References
- ^ "Interview: Eugene Kashper (Russian language)". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pabst Raids Dad's Beer Fridge as It Looks to the Future". New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. TSG Consumer Partners. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Eugene Kashper (Biography)". Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. TSG Consumer Partners. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Sweeney, Cordell. "Pabst Brewing Company Leadership". Pabst Brewing Company. Pabst Brewing Company. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Wilmore, James. "Pabst Brewing Co sale finalised as Eugene Kashper, TSG take reins". Just-Drinks. Just-Drinks. Retrieved 7 June 2015.