Regulatory News:
Press release – 10 November 2021
On this day, the shareholders of Pernod Ricard (Paris:RI) have
held their Combined Shareholders’ Meeting chaired by Mr. Alexandre
Ricard, Chairman & CEO, in order to approve, in particular, the
consolidated and company financial statements of Pernod Ricard SA
for the year ended 30 June 2021. All the resolutions have been
adopted, in particular:
- Annual dividend: €3.12 per share : An interim dividend
of € 1.33 per share having been paid on July 7, 2021, the balance,
i.e. € 1.79 per share, will be detached on November 22, 2021 (with
a record date of November 23, 2021) and paid on November 24,
2021
- Appointment to the Board of Ms. Namita Shah (whose
biography is attached to this press release)
- Renewal of the directorships of Ms. Anne Lange, Ms. Veronica
Vargas and of Société Paul Ricard, represented by Mr. Paul-Charles
Ricard (their respective biographies are also attached to this
press release)
- Approval, on the one hand, of the components of the
compensation paid or granted to Mr. Alexandre Ricard, Chairman
& CEO for the 2020/21 financial year and, on the other hand, of
the compensation policy items applicable to him for the 2021/22
financial year
- Appointments to the Board Committees : Appointment of
Ms. Virginie Fauvel to the Strategic Committee, and of Ms. Namita
Shah to the S&R Committee. A summary table of the Board
Committees, as composed after today’s General Meeting, is also
attached hereto.
Biographies
Namita Shah
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.
Anne Lange
A French citizen and graduate of the Institut d’Études
Politiques of Paris and of the École Nationale d’Administration
(ENA), Ms Anne Lange began her career within the office of the
Prime Minister as Director of the State-Controlled Broadcasting
Office. In 1998, she joined Thomson as Manager of Strategic
Planning before being appointed Head of the eBusiness Europe
Department in 2000. In 2003, Ms Anne Lange took up the function of
General Secretary of the Rights on the Internet Forum, a public
body reporting to the office of the Prime Minister. From 2004 to
2014, she joined the Cisco Group and successively hold the
positions of Director of Public Sector Europe, Executive Director
Global Media and Public Sector Operations (in the USA) and finally
Innovation Executive Director within the Internet Business Solution
Group division.
She later founded Mentis, from which she sold her shares at the
end of 2017. As a start-up specialised in the technology of
application platforms and connected objects, Mentis collaborates
with major groups on mobility solutions and management of urban
space, placing it at the centre of the connected territories’
revolution.
Meanwhile, Anne Lange created ADARA, a consulting and investment
company, and Chrysallis, a company that is developing a network of
shared houses. She is a Senior Advisor working for major high-tech
groups, strategy consulting firms and more traditional businesses
seeking to find their own path to transformation. She is a member
of the Boards of Directors of several listed companies (Pernod
Ricard, Orange, Inditex, Peugeot Invest).
Ms Anne Lange has expertise in innovation and digital
technology, which she developed for 20 years in both private and
public sectors, from a global perspective.
Ms Anne Lange has been a Director of Pernod Ricard since
2016.
Veronica Vargas
Ms Veronica Vargas received an Engineering degree from the
University of Seville (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros)
(Spain) and continued her training in industrial engineering in
management at the École Centrale Paris (ECP).
Ms Veronica Vargas started her professional career in 2006 the
Supply Chain team of Lafarge in Paris. Early 2007, she joined
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking in Paris as
part of the “Strategic and Acquisition Finance” team. She was then
part of the London team from 2009 to 2019, where she was involved
in advising key clients on all aspects related to the optimisation
of their capital structure, as well as the completion of their
strategic financing, including acquisitions, spin-offs, share
buybacks, and other strategic transactions.
Ms Veronica Vargas is a Permanent representative of Rigivar SL,
a member of the Supervisory Board of Paul Ricard since 2009. She is
also a Director of the Business Policy International Advisory Board
of San Telmo Business School since 2020, and a member of the
Investment Committee of the Africa Conservation & Communities
Tourism Fund since 2021.
Ms Veronica Vargas is a great-granddaughter of Mr Paul Ricard,
the founder of Société Ricard.
Ms Veronica Vargas has been a Director of Pernod Ricard since
2015.
Paul-Charles Ricard – Permanent
representative of Société Paul Ricard
Mr Paul-Charles Ricard graduated from Euromed Marseille Business
School with a Master’s in Management Science, and from
Panthéon-Assas Paris 2 University with a Master 2 in Communications
(media law) and a Master’s in business law. He joined Pernod Ricard
in 2008 as an internal auditor in the Audit and Business
Development Department at the Headquarters. In 2010, Mr
Paul-Charles Ricard was appointed GH Mumm International Brand
Manager at Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët before being appointed MMPJ
Head of Prestige & Craft Developments.
Mr Paul-Charles Ricard is a grandson of Mr Paul Ricard, the
founder of Société Ricard.
He has been the permanent representative of Société Paul Ricard
(Director of Pernod Ricard) since 29 August 2012.
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD COMMITTEES AS OF 10
NOVEMBER 2021
Names
Functions
Independence
CSR Committee
Patricia BARBIZET
Chairwoman
Independent
Namita SHAH
Member
Independent
Veronica VARGAS
Member
Non-Independent
Maria Jesus CARRASCO LOPEZ
Member
N/A
Independence : 67%
Audit Committee
Philippe PETITCOLIN
Chairman
Independent
Wolfgang COLBERG
Member
Non-Independent
Kory SORENSON
Member
Independent
Independence : 67%
Nominations and Governance
Committee
Patricia BARBIZET
Chairwoman
Independent
César GIRON
Member
Non-Independent
Anne LANGE
Member
Independent
Independence : 67%
Compensation Committee
Kory SORENSON
Chairwoman
Independent
Patricia BARBIZET
Member
Independent
Ian GALLIENNE
Member
Independent
Stéphane EMERY
Member (representing the employees)
N/A
Independence : 100%
Strategic Committee
Alexandre RICARD
Chairman
Non-Independent
Virginie FAUVEL
Member
Independent
Ian GALLIENNE
Member
Independent
Anne LANGE
Member
Independent
Philippe PETITCOLIN
Member
Independent
SA PR
Member
Non-Independent
Independence : 67%
The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting was broadcasted live and
can now be viewed in both French and English on the
http://pernod-ricard.com website.
Shareholders’ agenda: Shareholders’ agenda:
Thursday 10 February 2022 - Half-year 2021/22 sales &
results
About Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard is the No.2 worldwide
producer of wines and spirits with consolidated sales amounting to
€8,824 million in fiscal year FY21. The Group, which owns 16 of the
Top 100 Spirits Brands, holds one of the most prestigious and
comprehensive portfolios in the industry with over 240 premium
brands distributed across more than 160 markets. Pernod Ricard’s
portfolio includes Absolut Vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s,
Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies,
Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater
gin, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes, as well
Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo, and Kenwood wines.
Pernod Ricard’s strategy focuses on investing in long-term and
sustainable growth for all its stakeholders, remaining true to its
founding values: entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust, and strong
sense of ethics. The Group’s decentralised organisation empowers
its 18,500 employees to be on-the-ground ambassadors of its vision
of “Créateurs de Convivialité”. Pernod Ricard 2030 Sustainability
and Responsibility roadmap “Good Times from a Good Place” is
integrated into all its activities from grain to glass, and Pernod
Ricard is recognised as a UN Global Compact LEAD participant for
its contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN
Code: FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 and Eurostoxx 50
indices.
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