Alexandre Ricard

March 12, 1972

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

He became Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard, the world"s second-biggest distiller by sales on February 11, 2015. At 43, he is the youngest Chief Executive Officer of the 40 top companies on the CAC40, the Paris Stock Market. Upon graduation in 1995, Ricard started his career outside the family business. After working at Indosuez in Milan, he joined Accenture from 1997 to 1999 where he consulted on strategy. He then joined Morgan Stanley in London from 2001 to 2003, specializing in M&A. He has noted that these experiences have provided an outside perspective on the industry and Pernod Ricard. In 2003, he joined his family"s company in the audit department. His M&A skills were used during this period on the purchase of Allied Domecq by Pernod Ricard. In 2004, he was appointed Finance and Administration Director of the Pernod Ricard subsidiary Irish Distillers in Dublin In September 2006, he became the managing director of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free, thus moving to Hong Kong. Two years later, he was asked to head up the Jameson Whiskey brand as Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers, an experience he always mentions enthusiastically. Following Patrick Ricard’s death, the Group’s Board named Alexandre Ricard as his successor upon the mandatory retirement of then-Chief Executive Officer Pierre Pringuet in February 2015. The succession announcement had been planned prior to Patrick Ricard’s death, for the November 2012 shareholder meeting, but was moved up two months due to the circumstances. In the meantime, Ricard worked closely with Pringuet in all strategic matters for the Group. Alexandre Ricard’s appointment as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the company took effect in February 2015.

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Education

Ricard graduated from European Society of Clinical Pharmacy Europe (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris) in 1995. He holds an Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania (Master of Arts in International Studies) which he obtained in 2001. He speaks French, English, Italian and Spanish.

Career

He became Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard, the world"s second-biggest distiller by sales on February 11, 2015. At 43, he is the youngest Chief Executive Officer of the 40 top companies on the CAC40, the Paris Stock Market. Upon graduation in 1995, Ricard started his career outside the family business.

After working at Indosuez in Milan, he joined Accenture from 1997 to 1999 where he consulted on strategy.

He then joined Morgan Stanley in London from 2001 to 2003, specializing in M&A. He has noted that these experiences have provided an outside perspective on the industry and Pernod Ricard. In 2003, he joined his family"s company in the audit department.

His M&A skills were used during this period on the purchase of Allied Domecq by Pernod Ricard. In 2004, he was appointed Finance and Administration Director of the Pernod Ricard subsidiary Irish Distillers in Dublin In September 2006, he became the managing director of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free, thus moving to Hong Kong.

Two years later, he was asked to head up the Jameson Whiskey brand as Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers, an experience he always mentions enthusiastically.

Following Patrick Ricard’s death, the Group’s Board named Alexandre Ricard as his successor upon the mandatory retirement of then-Chief Executive Officer Pierre Pringuet in February 2015. The succession announcement had been planned prior to Patrick Ricard’s death, for the November 2012 shareholder meeting, but was moved up two months due to the circumstances. In the meantime, Ricard worked closely with Pringuet in all strategic matters for the Group.

Alexandre Ricard’s appointment as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the company took effect in February 2015.

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