Eugene Kashper

Eugene Kashper
Born Soviet Union
Nationality American
Occupation Chairman,
Pabst Brewing Company
2014-present
Years active 1994-present

Eugene Kashper (Russian: Евгений Кашпер)[1] is a 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

  1. ↑ "Interview: Eugene Kashper (Russian language)". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ James Covert (Sep 2, 2014). "Pabst not moving to Russia". New York Post.
  3. ↑ "Vedomosti People: Eugene Kashper". Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Interview of Eugene Kashper (Russian language)". November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Holl, John. "Vedomosti People: Eugene Kashper (Russian language): A conversation with Eugene Kashper of Pabst Brewing". My Central Jersey. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pabst Raids Dad's Beer Fridge as It Looks to the Future". New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. ↑ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. TSG Consumer Partners. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Eugene Kashper (Biography)". Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ DesChenes, Denise. "Pabst Brewing Company Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon Holdings". TSG Consumer Partners. TSG Consumer Partners. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Sweeney, Cordell. "Pabst Brewing Company Leadership". Pabst Brewing Company. Pabst Brewing Company. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Wilmore, James. "Pabst Brewing Co sale finalised as Eugene Kashper, TSG take reins". Just-Drinks. Just-Drinks. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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