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Pernod Ricard Board Biographies
Alexandre Ricard (49) - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Pernod Ricard
Créateurs de convivialité
Mr. Alexandre Ricard is a graduate of ESCP, the Wharton School of Business (MBA majoring in finance and entrepreneurship) and of the University of
Pennsylvania (MA in International Studies). After working for seven years outside the Group, for Accenture (Management and Consulting) and Morgan Stanley
(Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting), he joined the Pernod Ricard group in 2003, in the Audit and Development Department at the Headquarters. At the end
of 2004, he became the Chief Financial and Administration Officer of Irish Distillers Group, and then CEO of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free in September
2006. In July 2008, he was appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers Group and became a member of Pernod Ricard's Executive
Committee.
In September 2011, he joined the Group General Management as Managing Director, Distribution Network and became a member of the Executive Board. Mr.
Alexandre Ricard was the permanent representative of Société Paul Ricard company (a member of the Board) from 2 November 2009 until 29 August 2012, at
which time he was co-opted as Director of Pernod Ricard and appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer. On 11 February 2015, he
was then appointed Chairman & CEO of the Group by the Board of Directors.
Mr. Alexandre Ricard is a grandson of Mr. Paul Ricard, the founder of Société Ricard.
Patricia Barbizet (66) - Lead Independent Director
Patricia Barbizet is a graduate of the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe). She began her career in 1976 in the Treasury Department of
Renault Véhicules Industriels, before becoming Chief Financial Officer of Renault Crédit International. In 1989, she joined the Pinault Group as Chief Financial
Officer. From 1992 to 2018, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Artémis, the investment company of the Pinault family. From 2014 to 2016, Ms. Barbizet
also held the post of CEO & Chairwoman of Christie's International. In addition, she chaired the Investment Committee of the French national Strategic
Investment Fund from 2008 to 2013. She is currently CEO of Témaris et Associés. Ms Barbizet sits at the Board of Directors of Total SA since 2008 and she
also served as Lead Independent Director from 2015 to 2020. Since April 2018, Ms. Barbizet is also a director of AXA Group.
Ms. Barbizet also chairs the Board of Directors of the Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris. In April 2018, she was appointed as Chairwoman of the
Supervisory Board of Investissements d'Avenir. Since November 1, 2018, Ms Barbizet is chairing the Haut Comité de Gouvernement d'Entreprise, the French
watchdog on governance matters.
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