Regulatory News:
Press Release - Paris, 8 February 2018
Pernod Ricard (Paris:RI):
“Our organization is a living organism, constantly evolving as
it adapts to our consumers and environment.”
Alexandre Ricard, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard announces the following changes to its Executive
Committee (“Comex”). These changes will be effective as of 1 July
2018, unless otherwise stated.
Christian Porta, currently Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Pernod Ricard EMEA & LATAM is appointed to the newly
created position of Managing Director, Global Business
Development (GBD). A member of the Executive Board and the
Comex, he will report to Alexandre Ricard.
In charge of all Brand Companies and the GBD team, Christian
Porta will be responsible for:
- Coordinating strategies and initiatives
related to our brand portfolio, including innovation and
digital
- Adapting our ways of working and
reinforcing the expertise of our sales and marketing teams to
become a truly “consumer-centric” organization.
All Brand Company CEOs, now reporting to Christian Porta, remain
Comex members.
This organizational change will strengthen coordination across
our company, improving transversal efficiency, resource allocation
and speed of decision-making.
Gilles Bogaert, currently Managing Director in charge of
Finance, IT and Operations, becomes Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Pernod Ricard EMEA & LATAM. A Comex member, he
will report to Alexandre Ricard.
Hélène de Tissot, currently Group Strategy and M&A
Director, becomes Group Finance, IT and Operations Director.
A member of the Executive Board and Comex, she will report to
Alexandre Ricard. Her replacement will be announced at a later
date.
Jean-Christophe Coutures, currently Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Irish Distillers, becomes Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Chivas Brothers. A Comex member, he
will report to Christian Porta. He replaces Laurent Lacassagne who
will leave Pernod Ricard. The Group wishes Laurent every success in
his future projects and thanks him for his significant contribution
to the development of the Group over the past thirty years.
Conor McQuaid, currently EVP Global Business Development,
becomes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Irish
Distillers. A Comex member, he will report to Christian
Porta.
Lastly, the Group announces the appointment of Philippe
Coutin, currently Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard
Rouss and Pernod Ricard Eastern Europe, as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Ricard and Pernod Companies effective
as of May 2019. A Comex member, he will report to Alexandre Ricard.
He will replace Philippe Savinel, who will retire at this
date. The replacement of Philippe Coutin will be announced at a
later date.
Biographies
Christian Porta, graduate of ESCP Europe
(France), started his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen in
Paris in 1984 before joining 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 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 EMEA & LATAM.
Gilles Bogaert, graduate of
ESCP Europe (France), began his career in 1991 as an auditor at
Arthur Andersen in Paris, and joined Pernod Ricard in 1995 as Audit
& Development Manager. He became CFO of Pernod Ricard Argentina
in 1998, and in 2002 was named CFO of the Central & South
Americas region, based in Brazil. On his return to France in 2003,
he was appointed Director of Audit and Business Development, while
in this role he was directly involved in the Group’s two major
acquisitions of Allied Domecq and Absolut. In 2008, he returned to
Brazil to serve as Chairman and CEO of the local subsidiary before
returning to France in 2009 as Group Managing Director in charge of
Finance, IT and Operations.
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 as Group Tax Director.
In 2010, she was named CFO of the Asia region, based in Hong Kong,
and she has held her current position as Group Strategy and M&A
Director since 2016.
Jean-Christophe Coutures holds a
Master’s degree in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine (France)
and a Bachelor’s degree from ESCP Europe (France). After four years
as a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, he
joined Pernod Ricard in 1997 as Business Analyst at CSR Pampryl. In
2000, he became CFO of Pernod Ricard Asia before being named
Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard Korea in 2005. He was appointed
Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard Pacific (Australian and New
Zealand wines) in 2008. Shortly thereafter, in 2010, he took up the
role of Director of Pernod Ricard Winemakers, the Group’s wine
business. He has held his current position as Chairman and CEO of
Irish Distillers Ltd since 2016.
Laurent Lacassagne,
graduate of HEC (France), began his career as an auditor at Arthur
Young, and joined Pernod Ricard in 1988 as an Internal Auditor
before being appointed Finance and Administration Director of
Besserat de Bellefon, Cusenier and then SEGM (former name of Pernod
Ricard Europe). He then became Group CFO (1997-2003), and was
subsequently named Chairman and CEO of the Orlando Wyndham Group in
Australia. In 2006, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Pernod
Ricard Pacific. After serving as Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard
Europe from 2008 to 2013, he became Chairman and CEO of Chivas
Brothers Ltd, the Group’s Scotch whisky and gin business, based in
London.
Conor McQuaid holds a degree in International
Marketing & Spanish from Dublin City University (Ireland) and
Universidad de Sevilla in Spain. Having begun his career in Ireland
with Golden Vale Group plc, Conor joined Irish Distillers Pernod
Ricard in 1998 as Regional Manager for Southern Europe. He
subsequently became Regional Director for Europe in 2000 before
taking up the position of Global Brand Development Director of
Irish Distillers in July 2005, joining the Irish Distillers
Executive Committee. In July 2011, Conor became Managing Director
of Pernod Ricard South Africa. Then in 2014, Conor was appointed
EVP Global Business Development for the Pernod Ricard Group.
Philippe Savinel, graduate of ESSEC
(France), began his career as a financial auditor at Arthur
Andersen in Paris in 1981 before joining Pernod Ricard as an
Internal Auditor in 1985. Head of the Group Planning and Budgeting
Department from 1987 to 1989, he became CFO of Orangina, and
subsequently Administrative and Financial Director of Ricard SA in
1993. He was named National Sales Director in 1997 and moved to
Dublin to serve as Chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers in January
of 2001, and at the same time became the Chairman of Pernod Ricard
South Africa. He returned to France in 2005 when he was appointed
Chairman and CEO of Ricard SA, and since 2015 he has served as
Chairman and CEO of the two French distribution subsidiaries of the
Group, Ricard and Pernod.
Philippe Coutin holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering
from ENSA Montpellier (France). After having completed his French
civil service in the Ivory Coast, he joined Pernod Ricard as an
engineer at the Group Research Center in 1991. Then in 1995, he was
appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Trinidad, and later
moved to Russia to serve as Managing Director of the local
subsidiary in 1999. In 2004, he was named Managing Director of
Havana Club International. From 2006 to 2013, he served as Managing
Director of the Spanish subsidiary and the Group’s “Iberia”
cluster. He returned to Russia in 2013 to serve as Managing
Director of Pernod Ricard Rouss and the Eastern Europe Management
Entity.
About Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard is the No.2 worldwide in Wines & Spirits with
consolidated Sales of € 9,010 in FY17. Created in 1975 by the
merger of Ricard and Pernod, the Group has undergone sustained
development, based on both organic growth and acquisitions: Seagram
(2001), Allied Domecq (2005), and Vin&Sprit (2008). Pernod
Ricard holds one of the most prestigious brand portfolios in the
industry: 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
employs a workforce of around 18,500 people and operates through a
decentralized organization, with 6 “Brand Companies” and 86 “Market
Companies” established on each key market. Pernod Ricard is
strongly committed to a sustainable development policy and
encourages responsible consumption. Pernod Ricard’s strategy and
ambition are based on 3 key values guiding its expansion:
entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust, and a strong sense of
ethics.
Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN Code:
FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 index.
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