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Canonical entity
alpha:person:william-a-newlands
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-05-13T00:22:11.979+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

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https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-a-newlands.md
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William A. Newlands

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

FieldValue
Representationalpha-profile-markdown-v3
ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-0
Canonical entityalpha:person:william-a-newlands
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-a-newlands
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims17
Claims under review0
Evidence records6
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review1
Observed2026-09-12T13:14:23.747706+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-13T00:22:11.979+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: William A. Newlands
  • Display name: William A. Newlands

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Chair at Hormel Foods. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:5.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1.

AI expertise

  • AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:6.

AI governance relevance

  • AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:6.

Board independence

  • Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:3.
  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:2.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of Constellation Brands, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:3, alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:2.
  • Serves on the board of Hormel Foods Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:2, alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:3.

Board role

  • Board role: Chair. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1.
  • Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:4.

Committee assignments

  • No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:4, alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:2.
  • Committee assignments: Audit, Nominating/Governance. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1.

Executive company

  • Executive at Constellation Brands, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1, alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:6.

Executive function

  • Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:6.

Executive title

  • Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1, alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:6.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-a-newlands:1.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessNOT_APPLICABLE
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
FinancialsNOT_APPLICABLE
WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

Rights

FieldValue
public_retrievalallowed
agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_granted

Limitations

  • Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
  • Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
  • Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
  • Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

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