Pernod Ricard has created a new subsidiary, Pernod Ricard Asia Travel Retail, incorporating the duty free activities of Pernod Ricard China and Pernod Ricard Japan with Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free.
The liquor group has also announced a series of appointments as part of the new set-up. The appointments (pictured below) are effective 1 July 2013.
Thibaut de Poutier de Sone, currently Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free, will be appointed Executive Vice President Commercial Development of Pernod Ricard.
In addition to the current missions of the Pernod Ricard Commercial Development team, he will also define, implement and co-ordinate Pernod Ricard’s luxury route to market strategy. Based in Paris, de Poutier de Sone will report to Alexandre Ricard, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Pernod Ricard.
Con Constandis, Managing Director of Pernod Ricard China, will be appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Asia Travel Retail, a newly-created subsidiary incorporating the duty free activities of Pernod Ricard China and Pernod Ricard Japan with Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free. He will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Pierre Coppéré, Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Asia, and will be a member of Pernod Ricard Asia management team.
Horace Ngai, currently Deputy Managing Director Sales & Marketing of Pernod Ricard China, will succeed Constandis as Managing Director of Pernod Ricard China. He will report to Pierre Coppéré, Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Asia, and be a member of the Pernod Ricard Asia management team.
Patrick Castanier, currently Commercial Development Director of Pernod Ricard, will be appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Thailand. He will replace Phanuwat Wongsriphisant who will, at his request, step down from his position by the end of June. Castanier will report to Paul-Robert Bouhier, currently Managing Director in charge of Pernod Ricard Singapore/Indochina, who will broaden his scope of responsibilities to incorporate Thailand.
As a consequence, Gaurav Sabharval, currently Assistant Vice President – International Brands of Pernod Ricard India, will be appointed to the position of Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Singapore, reporting to Bouhier.
Terence Ong, currently Sales & Marketing Director of Pernod Ricard Malaysia, will be appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Malaysia. He will replace Cheng Keang Tan, who has expressed his wish to retire at the end of June. Ong will report to Kevin Lee, currently Managing Director in charge of Pernod Ricard Indonesia/Philippines, who will broaden his scope of responsibilities to incorporate Malaysia.
Biographies
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Thibaut de Poutier de Sone |
Thibaut de Poutier de Sone entered the Group as Merchandising Co-ordinator in SPBG (a group affiliate distributing Coca Cola) in 1983. Following a few assignments in Marketing and Sales, he was named Brand Manager of Ricard in 1988, and then became Brand Director of Aniseed Brands in 1990. In 1993, he was named Regional Sales Director in Toulouse, France, after which he undertook the positions of National On-Premise Sales & Communications Director in 1995, and Regional Director Paris/Normandy in 1996. In 2002, he was appointed Commercial Director of Martell, and subsequently attained the position of Commercial Director of Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët in September 2005. He was named Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free in July 2008.
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Con Constandis |
Con Constandis joined the Seagram Spirits & Wine Group in 1983 where he held various Finance/Marketing analyst and Management positions in North America. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Chivas Brothers Limited UK in 1998 and in 1999 Chief Financial Officer of Seagram Europe & Africa. He then worked for Allied Domecq Spirits North America successively as Senior Vice President Finance & Operations, Senior Vice President Finance & Commercial Director in 2004 and Chief Operating Officer in 2005. In February 2007, Constandis joined Pernod Ricard as President and Chief Executive Officer of Corby Distilleries Limited, Canada. He was appointed to his current position, Managing Director of Pernod Ricard China, in July 2009.
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Horace Ngai |
Horace Ngai, who was Marketing Director China for Seagram Asia Pacific, joined the group in 2001 as Marketing Director of Pernod Ricard China. He undertook the position of Vice President, Marketing of Pernod Ricard Asia from 2002 to 2005, following which he was appointed Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Taiwan in 2006. In 2010, Horace was appointed Deputy Managing Director Sales & Marketing of Pernod Ricard China.
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Patrick Castanier |
Patrick Castanier joined Pernod Ricard in 1987 and successively held various commercial positions within the group: from 1987 to 1991 as Market Manager for Belgium and Africa at SEGM (today Pernod Ricard Europe), then as Export Area Manager for Ricard from 1991 to 1997. After four years in Abidjan in charge of West & Central Africa for Pernod Ricard Africa Middle East, he came back to Ricard in 2001 as Regional Sales Director based in Lille and then Marseille. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2006 to take up the position of Commercial Director for Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free. He is currently Commercial Development Director at Pernod Ricard Holding since July 2010.
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Paul-Robert Bouhier |
Paul-Robert Bouhier joined the group in 1995 as Brand Manager at Ricard. In 1996, he became Marketing Manager of Ricard, before being appointed in 1999 as Marketing Director of CSR Pampryl Company, a group affiliate in fruit juices and cider. CSR Pampryl merged with Orangina in 2000 and Bouhier became the Marketing Strategy Director. In 2001, he returned to Ricard as National On-Premise Sales Director and in 2002 was appointed Marketing Director of Ricard. In 2007 he was appointed Marketing Director for Irish Distillers. He became Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Singapore/Indochina in July 2008.
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Gaurav Sabharval |
Gaurav Sabharval gained several years of sales management experience from UDV India Ltd, Oyzterbay Pvt Ltd. Before joining Pernod Ricard he was Assistant General Manager North & East for Diageo India Pvt Ltd. He joined the Group in October 2006 as Assistant Vice President, International Brands of Pernod Ricard India.
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Kevin Lee |
Terence Ong worked with Seagram Malaysia from 1996 to 2001 and later with Imperial Tobacco. He had been holding the position of Marketing Manager and subsequently Marketing Director in Pernod Ricard Malaysia since February 2004, before joining Pernod Ricard China as Brand Director Whisky in June 2007. He was then named to the position of Marketing Director Whisky, White Spirits & Liqueur in 2008. In 2010, he was appointed Sales & Marketing Director of Pernod Ricard Malaysia.
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Terence Ong |
Kevin Lee joined Pernod Ricard through the Seagram integration in 2001. He was Sales and Distribution Director for Seagram in China in 1999 and then became the Sales & Distribution Director for Pernod Ricard China at the end of 2001. In 2007, Lee was promoted to his current position, Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Philippines/Indonesia.
