As Beam Suntory’s President of North America, Jessica Spence is responsible for leading the company’s commercial operations in Canada and the United States, Beam Suntory’s largest and most profitable market.
Jessica joined Beam Suntory in 2019 as President of Brands, where she was responsible for the full P&L of Beam Suntory's global brands, driving the global expansion and premiumization of the company’s portfolio.
She was previously with Carlsberg Group, where she served in several leadership roles, including Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing the company’s global marketing, sales, insights, R&D and innovation functions; Vice President Commercial Asia based in Hong Kong; and Marketing Director for Carlsberg Asia based in Hong Kong.
Before joining Carlsberg in 2012, Jessica held marketing roles of increasing responsibility for SABMiller in Russia, Slovakia and Poland, as well as in business development based in London. She has prior experience with global advertising agencies Leo Burnett and J Walter Thompson.
Jessica is a graduate of Cambridge University, the London School of Economics & Political Science, and holds an MBA from INSEAD.