Alexandre Ricard

Alexandre Ricard (born May 12, 1972) is a French businessman and the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard, the world's second-largest distiller by sales. He assumed this role on February 11, 2015, becoming the youngest CEO among the top 40 companies on the CAC 40, the Paris Stock Market. Ricard holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School of Business and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. Prior to joining Pernod Ricard, he worked at Indosuez, Accenture, and Morgan Stanley. Ricard is fluent in French, English, Italian, and Spanish.