Governance

Board of directors

Strong corporate governance is the essential factor in sustainable growth. Involvement, responsibility, transparency and ethics are at the heart of the decisions taken by Pernod Ricard’s management and supervisory bodies.

Organisation and method of operation
The Board of Directors was composed of 14 members, including seven Independent Directors. Pernod Ricard applies the independence criteria provided for in the AFEP/MEDEF corporate governance code.

The role division of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer

In order to adapt the Group’s governance and to allow for natural succession within the Company’s executive management, the Board of Directors decided to separate the role of the Chairman from that of the Chief Executive Officer. Patrick Ricard acts as Chairman of the Board, and Pierre Pringuet as Chief Executive Officer.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors organises the Board’s operations and reports these developments back to the Shareholders’ Meeting. He oversees the proper functioning of the Company’s managing bodies and ensures that the Directors are fully equipped to fulfil their roles. The Chief Executive Officer is granted full powers to act in the name of the Company in all circumstances.

Internal Rules and Regulations (PDF)


Directors


From left to right: Patrick RICARD Chairman of the Board / 
Pierre PRINGUET Chief Executive Officer / François GÉRARD / César GIRON /
Rafaël GONZALEZ-GALLARZA / Alexandre RICARD Permanent Representative of Société Ricard / Danièle RICARD


Independent directors


From left to right: Nicole BOUTON / Wolfgang COLBERT / Susan MURRAY
Gérald FRÈRE / Michel CHAMBAUD / Anders NARVINGER / Laurent Burelle



Management structure

The Executive Committee is the Group’s management body comprising General Management, the General Counsel and the Managing Directors of the main subsidiaries. It liaises between the Holding Company and its subsidiaries, as well as between the subsidiaries themselves (Brand Companies and Market Companies). Under General Management’s authority, it is responsible for conducting the Group’s business activities and ensures that its main policies are applied.

Executive Committee

(1) Jean-Christophe COUTURES Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Pacific/Premium Wine Brands - (2) Pierre PRINGUET Chief Executive Officer - (3) Philippe DRÉANO Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Americas - (4) Philippe SAVINEL Chairman & CEO of Ricard - (5) Gilles BOGAERT Managing Director, Finance - (6) Pierre COPPÉRÉ Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Asia - (7) Lionel BRETON Chairman & CEO of Martell Mumm Perriet-Jouët - (8) Bruno RAIN Managing Director, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility - (9) César GIRON Chairman & CEO of Pernod - (10) Alexandre RICARD  Managing Director, Distribution Network - (11) Ian FITZSIMONS General Counsel - (12) Thierry BILLOT Managing Director, Brands - (13) Philippe GUETTAT Chairman & CEO of The Absolut Company - (14) Laurent LACASSAGNE Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Europe - (15) Christian PORTA Chairman & CEO of Chivas Brothers - Anna MALMHAKE Chairman & CEO of Irish Distillers


- 1975: merger of the Pernod and Ricard companies
- 18,000 employees in more than 70 countries worldwide
- 107 production plants