Meet Bob Brooks of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits


Timing is everything. Just ask Bob Brooks, who was recently named VP and general manager, Tennessee — which includes the Memphis market — for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.

Back in 2006, Brooks was working in finance.

"Our company was one of those indicators that things were [about] to go really, really bad because we had loans defaulting very rapidly," Brooks said. "[They said], 'We will support you looking for a new job.' So I began a search, and lucky for me, Glazer's was looking for…

Previous Former Tenet Healthcare chairman and CEO Ron Rittenmeyer dead at 75
Next River Belle Inn in downtown Healdsburg acquired for big per-key price