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Pernod Ricard Board Biographies
Patricia Ricard (59) - Representative of Société Paul Ricard, Director
Pernod Ricard
Créateurs de convivialité
Ms. Patricia Ricard has been Chair of the Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute since 2005, and has sat on its Board since 1986. From 2010 to 2015, she was
a member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council. She is also Vice President and spokesperson for the Ocean & Climate Platform, as well
as a member of the France Ocean Committee established by the French Ministry of the Ecological Transition.
Ms. Patricia Ricard is a granddaughter of Mr. Paul Ricard, the founder of Société Ricard..
Since 20 December 2021, she has been the permanent representative of Société Paul Ricard.
Kory Sorenson (53) - Independent Director
Ms. Kory Sorenson, a British citizen born in the United States, has made her career in finance, with a focus on capital and risk management. She holds a
Master's degree in Corporate Finance and the International Capital Markets from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, a Master's degree in Applied
Economics from the University of Paris Dauphine and a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Political Science and Econometrics from the American
University in Washington, D.C. In 2013, she completed the Harvard Business School's executive education programme, "Making Corporate Boards More
Effective". Ms. Kory Sorenson held the position of Managing Director, Head of Insurance Capital Markets at Barclays Capital in London, where her team
conducted innovative transactions in capital management, mergers and acquisitions, as well as equity transactions, hybrid capital and risk management for
major insurance companies. She previously led the team in charge of the financial markets, specialising in insurance, at Credit Suisse and the team in charge
of debt markets for financial institutions in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands at Lehman Brothers. She began her career in investment banking at Morgan
Stanley and in finance at Total. Ms. Kory Sorenson is a member of Women Corporate Directors (Paris chapter).
Ms. Kory Sorenson has been a Director of Pernod Ricard since 2015.
Namita Shah (53) - Independent Director
A graduate of Delhi University and New York University School of Law, Namita Shah began her career as a lawyer in the New York office of Shearman &
Sterling, where, in particular, she worked on arranging project financing. In 2002, she joined the team in charge of mergers and acquisitions at Total Group
and in 2008 was appointed Business Development Manager in Australia and Malaysia in the New Business Department of the oil group. From 2011 to 2014,
she held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Total Exploration & Production in Myanmar. In 2014, she took on the role of General Secretary of the
Exploration-Production business unit which she held until 2016, when she joined the Group's Executive Committee, becoming "Chief Executive Officer People
& Social Responsibility". Lastly, in 2021, Namita Shah took over as head of a newly created business unit at Total Energies, OneTech, which brings together all
TotalEnergies' technical teams in charge of operations, projects and R&D teams.
Ms. Namita Shah has been a Director of Pernod Ricard since 2021.
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