Six months after being appointed to lead Pernod Ricard , CEO Ann Mukherjee announced several new executive appointments intended to acccelerate the company’s “transformation into an ever-more consumer-centric company, simplifying ways of working and ruthlessly prioritizing for increased effectiveness.”
The new appointees, all of whom will report to Mukherjee are:
Pam Forbus, Chief Marketing Officer, joins the company from Walt Disney Studio Entertainment, where she served as Senior Vice President, Consumer Experience, Insights, Data Strategy, Analytics and Planning. Previously, Pam held senior marketing positions at PepsiCo and Frito-Lay North America.
Pierre Joncourt, Senior Vice President, Pernod Ricard NA Operations. A 23-year Pernod Ricard veteran, Jancourt is moving from his current post as VP, Cognac, Martell Mumm Perrier Jouet.
Guillaume Thomas, Chief Transformation Officer. A 15-year Pernod Ricard veteran who has been Chief Financial Officer, Pernod Ricard NA.
Mauve Croizat, Chief Financial Officer, Pernod Ricard NA. Mauve is a 13-year Pernod Ricard veteran moving from her current role as CFO, Absolut Co., which she joined after having held several Finance managerial positions at Pernod Ricard USA.
Nicolas Krantz, President and CEO, Corby Spirit & Wine. A 21-year Pernod Ricard veteran, Krantz is moving from his current role as Managing Director, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, Spain. He succeeds Patrick O’Driscoll, who is retiring.
In another PR NA executive change, Julien Hemard, Chief Commercial Officer, Spirits, Pernod Ricard USA, will leave his current role effective June 30, 2020 to become Group Sales Chief Transformation Officer, Pernod Ricard, based at the company’s headquarters in Paris.