NEW CHAIR OF PACE BOARD NAMED

Rob Sands, executive chair of Constellation Brands and a graduate of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, has been named chair of the Pace University Board of Trustees, President Marvin Krislov recently announced.

 Sands succeeds Mark M. Besca, who is completing an eight-year term as chair and will remain on the board. Sands, who has been on the board since 2018, begins his term as chair on July 1, 2021.

The transition takes place at an exciting time at Pace University. It is adding 12 new online graduate programs that align with growing market demands while investing significantly in its nationally acclaimed programs such as the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, which this year was ranked as the No. 1 environmental law program in the country.

 Sands is currently Constellation”™s executive chair where he is responsible for providing strategic leadership, working with the board of directors and the CEO to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. 

 He first joined Constellation in 1986 and was named company president and CEO in 2007 and served in that role for 12 years.