Penny Wong

Penny currently works at Constellation Brands, the number one multi-category beverage alcohol company in the U.S and the producer of over 100 premium brands such as Corona, Modelo, and Ballast Point Beers; Robert Mondavi, Prisoner, Meiomi and Simi Wines; Svedka Vodka; High West Rye Whisky and Casa Noble Tequila. 

She joined Constellation in March 2017 as the Chief Procurement Officer for the Wine & Spirits Division.  Since joining she has transformed the existing Procurement organization from tactical regional buying teams to true world class procurement organization.  She has reorganized, created center of excellence, implemented seven step sourcing processes, introduced more rigor/reporting and has expanded the reach of her team to non-traditional areas including wine making and viticulture.

Prior to joining Constellation, Penny worked at PepsiCo for 13 years.  She was recruited to lead Procurement’s entry into the Indirect spend categories where she was tasked to spearhead its foray in Pepsi’s multi-billion dollar Marketing & Advertising space.   She successfully developed, aligned, socialized and executed a strategic work plan which yielded consistent savings in excess of $100MM annually.  In her most recent role, she led Procurement’s Center of Excellence for Flexible Packaging where she was responsible for managing spend spanning hundreds of brands globally. 

Previously she worked at Lehman Brothers, Reuters, American Express and AT&T in various Procurement and Finance roles.