PAUL DECHARY
GENERAL COUNSEL/EVP
MONSTER BEVERAGE
WHY: Oversaw $300M purchase of Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC, which helped Monster push into the growing sector of adult beverages.
NOTABLE: Started out at Monster as one of two attorneys in 2008. Has grown the global legal department to 50 people and has overseen Monster’s extensive intellectual property portfolio.
QUOTABLE: “What distinguishes us as a company is that we’re constantly innovating on our energy drinks. Now, we’re innovating in the alcohol space.”
