Pernod Ricard is a French company that produces alcoholic beverages. Pernod Ricard is the No.2 worldwide producer of wines and spirits with consolidated sales of €8,448 million in FY20. Created in 1975 by the merger of Ricard and Pernod, the Group has developed through organic growth and acquisitions.

Beer, Wine & Spirits

Pernod Ricard

Carla Machado Leite joined Pernod Ricard Portugal, based in Lisbon, in 1999 as Controller and Group Reporting.

After the acquisition of Seagram brands in 2001, she was appointed to create the Export Department to expand, develop, and implement the Portuguese local brands in various international markets, a role that she is still fully committed to.

In 2014, she joined the PR European Works Council, as part of the Select Committee and for the last four years she has been the Secretary of this working group. In 2022, she was elected to represent the Employees on the Board of Directors of Pernod Ricard SA.  
Carla has graduated in Business Management from the Lusíada University of Lisbon and has both Italian and Portuguese nationalities.

Carla Leite

Hélène de Tissot , graduate of ESSEC (France), holds a Master in Business Law from Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2 (France) and the French Bar Exam. From 1994 to 2002, she worked as a tax lawyer at Arthur Andersen International before joining [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) as Group Tax Director. In 2010, she was named CFO of the Asia region, based in Hong Kong, before becoming Group Strategy and M&A Director in 2016 and Managing director in charge of Finance, IT and Operations in July 2018. 

Hélène de Tissot

A graduate of EM Lyon Business School, César Giron joined the [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Group in 1987 where he has since spent his entire career. In 2000, he was appointed CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Swiss before becoming Chairman and CEO of Wyborowa SA in Poland in December 2003, then Chairman and CEO of Pernod (a French subsidiary of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard)) in July 2009.
On 1 July 2015, César Giron was appointed Chairman and CEO of Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët (MMPJ).

César Giron

Thibault Cuny is the current Managing Director & CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) South Asia & India. Thibault has over 18 years of experience in the alcohol industry, and has been with [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) for 16 of those years. 

Cuny started their career with Ernst & Young in 2001 as a Superviseur. Thibault then moved to [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) in 2003, where they became the Audit and Business Development Manager. In 2006, they were promoted to President & CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Brasil, a position they held for 13 years before being promoted to their current role in 2019.

Thibault Cuny attended EDHEC Business School.

Their manager is Philippe Guettat, Chairman & CEO, Asia. A direct report to Thibault Cuny is and Richa Singh - CFO, South Asia & India.

Thibault Cuny

Cedric Ramat holds a Master Degree in HR Management from Paris-Dauphine University. Prior to joining [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard), he worked at Microsoft as Training & Compensation Manager. In 1993, he joined Orangina France where he held successively the positions of HR Manager, Regional Sales Director and HR Director. After the merger of Orangina and Pampryl, he became Human Resources & Information Systems Director of Orangina Pampryl in 1999, before joining Ricard SA as HR Director in 2002. Cédric was appointed Executive VP Human Resources of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Americas in July 2008. As of July 2016, he is Human Resources and Sustainability & Reponsibility Director.

Cédric Ramat

Pierre Joncourt is currently the Senior Vice President of Operations for Pernod Ricard North America. Pierre has been with the company since 2003, starting as the Industrial Support Director. In 2010, they were promoted to Vice President of Operations and oversaw Wyborowa until 2013. Pierre has been in their current role since September of 2013.

Pierre Joncourt is an engineer who studied at ENSAIA Nancy.

Pierre Joncourt reports to Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO, North America. Pierre Joncourt works with Guillaume Thomas - Chief Transformation Officer, North America, Mauve Croizat - CFO, North America, and Nicolas Krantz - President & CEO, Corby Spirit & Wine.

Pierre Joncourt

Richa Singh is the current Chief Financial Officer for South Asia & India at [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard). Prior to this, they were the Chief Executive Officer for Niine India from August 2018 to June 2021. Before that, they were the Sector Finance Head for Philips Consumer Durable Business including Preethi Kitchen Appliances from July 2021 to April 2022. Richa also held the position of CEO -Philips Home Healthcare from September 2015 to June 2018. Prior to that, they were the GM Finance at Coca-Cola India Inc from May 2011 to January 2014. Richa started their career as the Finance Director, ASEAN Medical Devices at [Johnson & Johnson](/org/johnson-johnson) from September 2009 to January 2011.

Richa Singh has an MBA in Finance & Marketing from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Richa also has an Accelerated Development Program in Strategy & People Management from The Wharton School. Richa attended Senior School for Science and Maths at City Montessori School and High School at St Agnes Loretto.

Richa Singh reports to Thibault Cuny, Managing Director & CEO, South Asia & India.

Richa Singh

Ann Mukherjee has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing and sales functions. She holds two degrees from the University of Chicago – a double Bachelor of Arts in Economics and in Religious Theology as well as an MBA in Finance from the Booth School of Business. Ann started her career in 1992 at Citibank Diners Club in the New Product Department. In 1994, she joined the Kraft Foods Group where she spent nearly 11 years managing a number of key brands such as Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kraft Singles, Taco Bell and Minute Rice, to name a few. In 2005, Ann joined [PepsiCo](/org/pepsico) in New York where she worked for ten years. First appointed Marketing Vice President for Quaker Snacks, Ann then became SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Frito-Lay in 2009, and President of Global Snacks and [PepsiCo](/org/pepsico) Global Insights five years later. In November 2015, Ann joined S.C. Johnson & Son as the company's first-ever Global Chief Marketing Officer. Then later nominated as Global Chief Commercial Officer, she has been responsible for the $12 billion consumer global business division that is present in more than 90 markets. Ann has received many honors throughout her career, notably, she was named as one of Forbes Top 50 most influential CMOs and also as “Marketer of the Year” by Brand Week.

Ann Mukherjee

Anne-Marie Poliquin, a Canadian citizen, has over thirty years of experience within the legal departments of various large international groups. A graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Montreal and Harvard Law School and member of the Quebec Bar, she began her career with a law firm before joining [Valeo](/org/valeo), and then the Medical Systems division of [General Electric](/org/general-electric). In 1998, Anne-Marie joined Mars, working in the Food & Petcare division, where she carried out several major reorganizations and acquisition projects. She was promoted to the position of General Counsel Europe before her appointment as General Counsel for Global Petcare in Brussels, at which time she also became a member of the Executive Committee. After almost 20 years at Mars, in 2019 Anne-Marie joined JDE Peet's, one of the global leaders in the manufacture and distribution of tea and coffee, as General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Affairs, in charge of Legal, Communications and CSR, and based in Amsterdam.



Anne-Marie Poliquin

Sandy August

Patricia Barbizet is a graduate of the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe). She began her career in 1976 in the Treasury Department of Renault Véhicules Industriels, before becoming Chief Financial Officer of Renault Crédit International. In 1989, she joined the Pinault Group as Chief Financial Officer. From 1992 to 2018, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Artémis, the investment company of the Pinault family. From 2014 to 2016, Ms Barbizet also held the post of CEO & Chairwoman of Christie’s International. In addition, she chaired the Investment Committee of the French national Strategic Investment Fund from 2008 to 2013. She is currently Chairwoman of Temaris et Associés. Ms Barbizet also chairs the Board of Directors of the Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris. She is Chairwoman of Zoé SAS and a Director at Yves Saint Laurent. In April 2018, she was appointed as Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Investissements d’Avenir.

Patricia Barbizet

Christian Porta, graduate of [ESCP Europe](/org/escp-europe) (France), started his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen in Paris in 1984 before joining [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) in 1988 as an Internal Auditor. He was subsequently named Head of Financial Services at the Holding. In 1994, he was appointed CFO of Pernod SA, and in 1998 he became Managing Director of Campbell Distillers, the Group’s Scotch whisky and distribution subsidiary in London. In 1999, he was named Chairman and CEO of the Orlando Wyndham Group, the [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) wine business in Australia. He returned to Europe in 2004 to serve as Chairman and CEO of Chivas Brothers Ltd and held this post until 2013, when he became Chairman and CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) EMEA & LATAM. Christian was then appointed Managing Director, Global Business Development in July 2018. 

Christian Porta

Ms Veronica Vargas, of Spanish nationality, received a MEng degree in Industrial Engineering from the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros” (Seville, Spain) having completed her degree in France at École Centrale Paris.

Ms Veronica Vargas started her professional career at the beginning of 2007 at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking in Paris as part of the Strategic and Acquisition Finance team. She joined the London team in 2009, where she continues to be involved in advising clients on all aspects related to the optimisation of their capital structure, as well as executing strategic transactions to support the clients’ key business needs, including acquisitions, spin-offs, share buybacks, and other strategic transactions.
Ms Veronica Vargas is a great-granddaughter of Mr Paul Ricard and has been a permanent representative of Rigivar SL Company, member of the Supervisory Board of Société Paul Ricard SA since October 2009.

Ms Veronica Vargas has been a Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) since 2015.

Veronica Vargas

Alexandre Ricard is a graduate of [ESCP Europe](/org/escp-europe), the Wharton School of Business (MBA majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurship) and of the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) (MA in International Studies). After working for seven years outside the Group for [Accenture](/org/accenture) (Management and Consulting) and Morgan Stanley (Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting), he joined the [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Group in 2003, in the Audit and Development Department of Group Headquarters.

At the end of 2004, he became the Administrative and Financial Director of Irish Distillers Group, and then CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Asia Duty Free in September 2006. In July 2008, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers Group and became a member of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard)’s Executive Committee. In September 2011, he joined the Group General Management as Managing Director, Distribution Network and became a member of the Executive Board. Alexandre Ricard was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer by the Board of Directors on 29 August 2012. He was the permanent representative of Société Paul Ricard (a member of the Board), from 2 November 2009 until 29 August 2012, at which time he was co-opted as Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard).

Alexandre Ricard is a grandson of Paul Ricard, the founder of Société Ricard. On 11 February 2015, the board appointed Alexandre Ricard Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard)

Alexandre Ricard

Ms. Patricia Ricard has been Chair of the Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute since 2005, and has sat on its Board since 1986. From 2010 to 2015, she was a member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council.

She is also Vice President and spokesperson for the Ocean & Climate Platform, as well as a member of the France Ocean Committee established by the French Ministry of the Ecological Transition.

Ms. Patricia Ricard is a granddaughter of Mr. Paul Ricard, the founder of Société Ricard.

Patricia Ricard

Nicolas is a 21-year [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) veteran who is moving from his current role as Managing Director, [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Winemakers, Spain. He replaces Patrick O'Driscoll, who announced that he plans to retire after a distinguished, accomplished career at [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard). 

Nicolas Krantz

Guillaume is a 15-year [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) veteran who is moving from his current role as Chief Financial Officer, [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) NA. As Chief Transformation Officer. Guillaume will shape the future of our business by creating and successfully embedding industry-leading capabilities focused on breakthrough predictive business and commercial insights and advanced analytics to drive data-driven tech-based decision making at the speed of business. He will also partner directly with [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard)'s Paris headquarters, planning and driving the key initiatives led by Global Chairman Alexandre Ricard as part of the company's "Transform and Accelerate" strategy.

Guillaume Thomas

A consumer packaged goods industry thought leader with a strong track record of creating and leading initiatives that deliver sustainable revenue growth, Pam joins the company from Walt Disney Studio Entertainment, where she served as Senior Vice President, Consumer Experience, Insights, Data Strategy, Analytics and Planning. Previously, Pam held senior marketing positions at [PepsiCo](/org/pepsico) and Frito-Lay North America. In her new role, she will accelerate the development of increasingly consumer-centric marketing strategies for Pernod Ricard USA's portfolio of leading premium spirits brands. 

Pam Forbus

Philippe Coutin is an engineer and trained agronomist. He joined [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) after completing a mission with the VSNE international aid programme in 1991, where he was stationed in the Ivory Coast as an engineer with the Group Research Center. He was appointed General Manager of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Trinidad in 1995 before moving to Russia as the General Manager of the local subsidiary in 1999, later becoming Managing Director of Havana Club International in 2004.
 
From 2006 to 2013 he headed the Spanish subsidiary and the Group’s Iberia cluster before returning to Russia a second time in 2013 as Managing Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Rouss and the Eastern Europe Management Entity.
 
He was appointed Chairman of the Ricard and Pernod companies on July 1st, 2019.

Philippe Coutin

Stéphanie Durroux, a graduate from HEC started her career in 1996 at [Hachette Livre](/org/hachette-livre-sa) as Market Research Manager. From there she joined Michelin Group (Travel Publications) in 1999, where she spent 5 years, as Digital Marketing Manager and later Marketing & Communications Director before starting her career at [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard). Stephanie joined [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) China in 2004 as Project Manager, Wine Business Development. From there she went on to take the position of Brand Director Martell based in Shanghai, then in 2007 Global Brand Director Martell based in Paris. In 2010 she became Global Brand Director Champagnes, for Martell & Co and later Global Strategy Development Director. Then in 2015 she was appointed Marketing Director for Ricard SAS becoming in 2017 the Marketing Director for Ricard & Pernod before being appointed to her current role. 

Stéphanie Durroux

Philippe Guettat, a graduate of [HEC Paris](/org/hec-paris), joined [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) in 1991 as Export Sales Manager at Renault Bisquit. In 1992, he was appointed Marketing Manager at Prasia Distribution (now [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Singapore). He was promoted to Regional Marketing Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Far East in 1994, before becoming Sales & Marketing Director at Casella Far East Ltd. Hong Kong (now [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Hong Kong). In 1997 he was promoted to Managing Director, before being named Vice-President, Marketing & International at Pernod. In 2002, he was appointed Managing Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) China. In July 2009, he became CEO of the Absolut Company, the Sweden subsidiary in charge of Absolut, Malibu and Kahlúa. CEO of Martell Mumm Perriet Jouët from October 2012 to July 2015, when he was appointed Chairman and CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Asia.   

 

Philippe Guettat

Mohit Lal graduated from the Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi as a Business Science expert and accountant. After starting his career within Nestlé India and managing Perfetti India’s finances from 1996 to 1999, in November 1999, he joined Seagram India as Financial Director, a position he held until 2006, the company having been acquired by [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) in 2001 and renamed [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) India in 2005. After serving as Irish Distillers’s Financial Director from 2006 to 2011, he returned to India as Managing Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) India in 2011. He was then appointed Managing Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Travel Retail Asia in 2015. Since hte 1st of July 2016, Mohit is the Chairman and CEO of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) Global Travel Retail.

Mohit Lal

Gilles Bogaert joined the Group in 1995 as an Internal Auditor. He was named Finance and Administration Director of Pernod Ricard Argentina in 1998, and then of Pernod Ricard Central & South America (CESAM) in 2002. In 2003, he became the Group’s Audit and Business Development Director at Group Headquarters. In 2008, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Brazil. He has been Managing Director, Finance and operations from  July 2009 to July 2018, when he became Chariman & CEO of Pernod Ricard EMEA/LATAM. 

Gilles Bogaert

Conor McQuaid holds a degree in International Marketing & Languages from [Dublin City University](/org/dublin-city-university) and Universidad de Sevilla. He began his career with Golden Vale Group plc before joining Irish Distillers Ltd in 1998 as Regional Manager for Southern Europe. He subsequently became Regional Director for Europe in 2000 before taking up the position of International Commercial Director of Irish Distillers Ltd in July 2005. He was appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard South Africa in July 2011. In March 2015, Conor McQuaid was appointed Global Business Development Director before moving back to Dublin as Chariman & CEO of Irish Distillers in July 2018. 

Conor Mcquaid

Bryan Fry holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science from the [University of Adelaide](/org/university-of-adelaide) and a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the [University of New England](/org/university-of-new-england). After joining Orlando Wyndham Group in 1995, he was appointed National Agribusiness Manager in 1998, and his international career started when he was appointed Regional Manager Asia/Pacific for Orlando Wyndham two years later. Bryan became Global Marketing Manager, WyndhamEstate in May 2004, then moved to Hong Kong in 2006 as Vice President, Marketing of Pernod Ricard Asia before becoming President & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Brasil in 2009. Bryan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard USA in 2012 and has been Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Pacific since 2016. He has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Winemakers with effect December 2nd, 2019.

Bryan Fry

A graduate of Delhi University and New York University School of Law, Namita Shah began her career as a lawyer in the New York office of Shearman & Sterling, where, in particular, she worked on arranging project financing.

In 2002, she joined the team in charge of mergers and acquisitions at Total Group and in 2008 was appointed Business Development Manager in Australia and Malaysia in the New Business Department of the oil group. From 2011 to 2014, she held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Total Exploration & Production in Myanmar. In 2014, she took on the role of General Secretary of the Exploration-Production business unit which she held until 2016, when she joined the Group’s Executive Committee, becoming “Chief Executive Officer People & Social Responsibility”. Lastly, in 2021, Namita Shah took over as head of a newly created business unit at TotalEnergies, OneTech, which brings together all TotalEnergies’ technical teams in charge of operations, projects and R&D teams.

Namita Shah

Jean-Etienne Gourgues was appointed [Chivas Brothers](/org/chivas-brothers) Chairman and CEO in July 2021 following a successful tenure as the Managing Director of Pernod Ricard China since July 2014.

In 2001, after having worked in different industries, he joined Mumm & Perrier-Jouët Champagnes as Area Brand Manager, following which he was appointed to the position of Marketing and Development Manager in 2004. Jean-Etienne then became the Mumm & Perrier-Jouët Sales Director for Europe, with expanded worldwide responsibility in 2007. In 2008, he joined the Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët Executive Committee as MMPJ Sales Director. In October 2011 he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Japan, before becoming Managing Director of Pernod Ricard China in July 2014.

He received the 2018 Shanghai Magnolia Award in recognition for his outstanding contributions to Shanghai.

He holds a Master’s degree from [HEC Paris](/org/hec-paris).

Jean-Etienne Gourgues

Mr Wolfgang Colberg holds a PhD in Political Science (in addition to qualifications in Business Administration and Business Informatics). He has spent his entire career with the Robert Bosch group and the BSH group. After joining the Robert Bosch group in 1988, he held a post as Business Analyst (Headquarters), and then went on to become Head of Business Administration at the Gottingen production site (1990-1993), then Head of the Business Analyst Team and Economic Planning (Headquarters) (1993-1994), before being appointed as General Manager for the Group’s Turkey and Central Asia affiliate. In 1996, he was appointed Senior Vice-President-Central Purchasing and Logistics (Headquarters).

Between 2001 and 2009, Mr Wolfgang Colberg was Chief Financial Officer at BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and a member of the Board of Management. He was then Chief Financial Officer of Evonik Industries AG as well as a member of the Board of Management between 2009 and 2013. Mr Wolfgang Colberg has been an Industrial Partner of [CVC Capital Partners](/org/cvc-capital-partners) since 2013.

Mr Wolfgang Colberg has been a Director of [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) since 2008.

Wolfgang Colberg

Virginie Fauvel is an engineer from the Ecole des Mines de Nancy. She started her career in 1997 working for Cetelem as Group CRM and Risks analytics Director prior to becoming Group Digital Officer in 2004 and to be in charge of the e-Business French BU. She then joined BNP Paribas's French retail bank in 2009 to manage and develop online banking before joining BNP Paribas’ Online Banking Europe BU in 2012 where she launched "HelloBank!", the first 100% mobile European bank in Italy, France, Belgium and Germany in 2013. In July 2013, she joined Allianz France as member of the French Executive Committee in charge of Digital Transformation, Big Data, Communication and Market Management. She largely contributed to the company's transformation by placing digital innovation at the heart of its strategy. She subsequently became a member of the Management Board of Euler Hermes in January 2018, in charge of the Americas region and of the Group's transformation. In September 2020, she became Chief Executive Officer of Harvest SA, a software publisher specializing in financial and wealth management consulting.

Virginie Fauvel

Mauve is a 13-year [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) veteran who is moving from her current role as CFO, [The Absolut Company](/org/the-absolut-company), which she joined after having held several Finance managerial positions at [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) USA. In her new position, Mauve will enhance the company's financial performance by driving a deeper understanding of the North American region's business needs and developing best-in-class processes.

Mauve Croizat

A 25-year [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) veteran, Julien will be responsible for driving the direction of commercial sales organizations around the world, drawing upon his successful tenure at [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) USA, as well as at [Pernod Ricard](/org/pernod-ricard) affiliates in Asia and Australia. 

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