Pernod Ricard Executive Appointments Fiscal Year 2019/20

Regulatory News:

Pernod Ricard (Paris:RI):

Press Release – 11 July 2019

The following moves have taken effect as of 1 July 2019:

Guillaume Girard-Reydet, Managing Director of Pernod Ricard South Asia, is appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard España and Iberia. Guillaume will report to Gilles Bogaert, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard EMEA & LATAM, and will be a member of the EMEA & LATAM Action Team (ELAT).

Thibault Cuny, President & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Southern LATAM, is appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard South Asia. He will report to Philippe Guettat, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Asia, and will be a member of the Pernod Ricard Asia Executive Committee (AEC).

Benoit Laug, currently Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Argentina & Uruguay, is appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Southern LATAM. He will report to Gilles Bogaert, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard EMEA & LATAM and will be a member of the EMEA & LATAM Action Team (ELAT).

Paul-Robert Bouhier is appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard South Africa whilst retaining his responsibilities as Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Sub-Saharan Africa.

Constanza Bertorello, currently Human Resources and S&R Director of Pernod Ricard Argentina & Southern LATAM, is appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Argentina & Uruguay. Constanza will report to Benoit Laug, President & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Southern LATAM, and will be a member of the Pernod Ricard Southern LATAM Management Committee.

Mikkel Olsson, currently Marketing Director of Pernod Ricard Norway, is appointed Country Manager of Pernod Ricard Norway. Mikkel will report to Stéphanie Durroux, Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Sweden & Northern Europe, and will be a member of the Management Committee.

Narek Melkonyan, Head of Sales and Marketing of Pernod Ricard Armenia, is appointed Country Manager of Pernod Ricard Armenia. Narek will report to Ana Beriashvili, Chief Operating Officer of Yerevan Brandy Company, and will be a member of the Management Committee.

Biographies

Guillaume Girard-Reydet earned a Master’s degree from Aix-Marseille University Law School, and a degree in Economics & Finance from SciencesPo (France). After an initial experience for PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1990, Guillaume joined the Group at Ricard in 1993 as Financial Controller, becoming Regional Sales Director in 1995 and National On-Trade Director in 1997. He went on to become Managing Director of Adrexo (Spir Communications) between 2000 and 2005, before coming back to Pernod Ricard as the Sales Director of Ricard, and then Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Poland / Managing Director Central Europe in 2010. Guillaume moved to India in his current role in 2015.