Management structures
The Group’s management structures are organised around the General Management, the Executive Board and the Executive Committee (COMEX). Under the General Management’s authority, the COMEX is responsible for conducting the Group’s business activities, ensuring that its key policies are applied and liaising between the Holding Company and its subsidiaries.
Management Structures
The Group’s management structures are organised around the General Management, the Executive Board and the Executive Committee (COMEX).
Under the General Management’s authority, the COMEX is responsible for conducting the Group’s business activities, ensuring that its key policies are applied, and liaising between the Holding Company and its subsidiaries.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
The Group’s General Management is led by the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, and three Managing Directors.
The General Management coordinates the Group Executive Committee's meetings. Meetings are held three times a year between the General Management and the direct subsidiaries; topics covered include strategy, the four-year plan, the budget, and a business review.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board is the permanent body responsible for coordinating and directing the Group. It is comprised of the Group’s General Management and the General Counsel.
The Executive Board initiates and reviews all decisions relating to Group affairs and submits such matters to the Board of Directors that require its approval. It also organises the work of the Executive Committee.
As of 30 August 2012, the Executive Board is composed of:
- Pierre Pringuet – Chief Executive Officer
Pierre Pringuet joined Pernod Ricard as Business Development Director in 1987. In 1997, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Europe. In 2000, he joined Patrick Ricard at the Holding Company as Co-CEO, and was appointed as a Director in 2004. He was named Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard in 2008.
- Alexandre Ricard – Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Alexandre Ricard joined the Group in 2003, in the Audit & Business Development department. In late 2004 he was appointed Finance and Administration Director of Irish Distillers. In 2006, he was named Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free, before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers in 2008. Since 1 September 2011, he is the Managing Director of the Distribution Network. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer on 29 August 2012.
- Gilles Bogaert – Managing Director, Finance
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 the Holding Company. In 2008, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Brazil. He has been Managing Director, Finance since 1 July 2009.
- Thierry Billot – Managing Director, Brands
Thierry Billot joined Pernod Ricard in 1982 as an Internal Auditor. He was appointed Finance and Administration Director of Pernod in 1985, before being named Chief Financial Officer of Pernod Ricard in 1986. In 1996, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod and then, in 2002, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Europe. He has been Managing Director, Brands since 1 July 2008.
- Bruno Rain – Managing Director, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility
Bruno Rain joined Pernod Ricard in 1987 as an Internal Auditor. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Group in 1994. In early 1997, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Argentina. In 2000, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Group’s Spanish subsidiary. He became Managing Director, Human Resources on 1 September 2006. In 2010, he was also given responsibility for the Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility policies: Responsible Drinking, Environmental Responsibility and Social Ethics.
- Ian FitzSimons – General Counsel
A qualified solicitor in England and Wales, Ian Fitzsimons joined Pernod Ricard in 2002 as General Counsel after having held the position of Director of Legal Affairs for Europe and Africa at Seagram.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee is the Group’s management body comprising the General Management, the General Counsel and the Managing Directors of the main subsidiaries.
It helps to develop the Group’s strategy and liaises between the Holding Company and its subsidiaries, as well as between
It helps to develop the Group’s strategy and liaises between the Holding Company and its subsidiaries, as well as between
the subsidiaries themselves (Brand Companies and Market Companies).
Under the General Management’s authority, it is responsible for conducting the Group’s business activities and ensuring that its main policies are applied.
The Executive Committee:
- examines the Group’s activity and its variances with respect to the business plan
- provides guidance when setting objectives (income statement, debt and qualitative objectives)
- periodically reviews the Brands' strategies
- analyses the performances achieved by the network of the Group’s Market Companies and Brand Companies, and recommends necessary organisational adjustments
- approves and enforces the Group's main policies (human resources, good marketing and business practices, quality safety environment policies, social responsibility, communications, etc.).
The Executive Committee meets eight to eleven times a year.
The Executive Committee is composed of:
- Pierre Pringuet – Chief Executive Officer
- Alexandre Ricard – Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer
- Thierry Billot – Managing Director, Brands
- Gilles Bogaert – Managing Director, Finance
- Bruno Rain – Managing Director, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Ian FitzSimons – General Counsel
- Lionel Breton – Chairman & CEO of Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët
- Pierre Coppéré – Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Asia
- Jean-Christophe Coutures – Chairman and CEO of Premium Wine Brands
- Philippe Dréano – Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Americas
- César Giron – Chairman & CEO of Pernod
- Philippe Guettat – Chairman & CEO of The Absolut Company
- Laurent Lacassagne – Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Europe
- Anna Malmhake – Chairman & CEO of Irish Distillers
- Christian Porta – Chairman & CEO of Chivas Brothers
- Philippe Savinel – Chairman & CEO of Ricard
