Paul Varga

Director/Board Member at MACY'S, INC.

Net worth: 4 M $ as of 2026-05-30

62 year

68 connections

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Profile

Paul C. Varga (born c. 1963) is an American businessman from Louisville, Kentucky. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Brown-Forman.

Biography

Early life
Varga graduated from St. Xavier High School, an all-male, Xaverian Brothers-sponsored Roman Catholic private school in Louisville, Kentucky in 1981. He then received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky in 1985 and received a Master's in Business Administration from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1987.

Career
Varga started his career as a summer intern at Brown-Forman in May 1986.

Additionally, Varga has served on the Board of Directors of Macy's, Inc. () since March 23, 2012.

Varga is a past Board member of the Muhammad Ali Center and the Louisville Urban League. He now serves on the Executive Committee of Greater Louisville, Inc. and on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the YMCA of Louisville, and the Three Chimneys Farm, a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Midway, Kentucky.

Personal life
Varga is married to Melissa Varga, and they have three children. They reside in Louisville.

Source @ Wikipedia

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED 0.05%	2026-04-20	35,556 ( 0.05% )	3 M $	2026-05-30
MACY'S, INC. 0.02%	2026-03-18	40,479 ( 0.02% )	880 823 $	2026-05-30

Latest news about Paul Varga

03-30	Antonio Cammisecra appointed non-voting observer to Nexans Board of Directors
24-07-26	Bureau Veritas: new HR Director in October
14-03-19	Peugeot names state-backed chairman Gallois	RE
14-03-18	Peugeot agrees to state-backed chairman: sources	RE
14-03-18	Peugeot board set to name Gallois as chairman - sources	RE

Paul Varga active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MACY'S, INC.	Director/Board Member	2012-03-22
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED	Director/Board Member	2020-02-24
Saint Xavier High School, Inc. Saint Xavier High School, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides educational services	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Paul Varga

Companies	Position	End
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION	Chief Executive Officer	2018-12-31
Brown-Forman Beverages Europe Ltd. Brown-Forman Beverages Europe Ltd. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Manufactures and supplies beverages	Chief Executive Officer	2004-12-31

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Private companies	7
Brown-Forman Corp. Brown-Forman Corp. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Engages in production and marketing of consumer beverage alcohol brands	Consumer Non-Durables
Churchill Downs, Inc. Churchill Downs, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as a racing, online wagering and gaming entertainment company	Consumer Services
Macy's, Inc. Macy's, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade Operates department stores	Retail Trade
Purdue University Purdue University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Brown-Forman Beverages Europe Ltd. Brown-Forman Beverages Europe Ltd. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Manufactures and supplies beverages	Distribution Services
Saint Xavier High School, Inc. Saint Xavier High School, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides educational services	Consumer Services