Adelaide born Ben Dollard appointed president of Constellation Brands' Canadian division Constellation Brands' new Canadian president Ben Dollard. Adelaide-born Ben Dollard, 44, has been rewarded for his dedication to Constellation Brands by being appointed president of its Canadian division, the country's biggest wine company. He will take over as president on March 1 following a 20-year career in the international wine industry and a path from Adelaide University to the tough North American wine market. Mr Dollard said he had worked in various roles that had taken him from Australia to the US and now to Canada and was greatly looking forward to the new role in Canada and experiencing life in Ontario. "It is a very exciting opportunity to lead the largest wine company in Canada and its stable of great brands including Jackson-Triggs and Inniskillin and a team of 1400 people," he said. As a native Aussie, I am always looking to promote our great Australian wines. I anticipate in my new role that I will have the opportunity to continue to fly the flag for wines from home. We are the exclusive importer for the Accolade wine portfolio, which includes the Hardy and Banrock Station brands. Mr Dollard said Canada continues to be an important export market for Australian brands - it is the fourth largest export market. He started with the BRL Hardy Wine Company at Reynella in 1993 and then moved to its United States headquarters in Washington DC in January 1996, becoming its US president in 2000. Hardys formed a joint venture with Constellation in 2001 and Mr Dollard became senior vice president for Constellation in 2008, responsible for exports of its North American brands.