About Richard Sands
Born 1951. Richard Sands is a business executive.
Richard Sands (born 1950/1951) is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Constellation Brands, a Fortune 500 beer, wine and spirits company founded by his father Marvin Sands.
Biography His father, Marvin Sands, founded the Canandaigua Wine Company in 1945, aged 21. By 1980, its annual sales topped $50 million, and was renamed Constellation Brands in 2000, and has acquired numerous companies including Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka vodka.
Personal life Sands lives in Canandaigua, New York.
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American businessman
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Richard Sands was born in 1951.
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Richard Sands is a business executive.
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