Thierry Jacquillat

THIERRY JACQUILLAT has been President of Pernod Ricard since 1977. He
first joined Societe Pernod in 1963, as Real Estate Manager and was
appointed Company Secretary in 1971. As such he took an active part in
the building of Groupe Pernod Ricard. He became Company Secretary of
the newly founded Group in 1975. He was elected a Member of the Board
of Directors in 1988. Thierry Jacquillat graduated from HEC-Paris (Ph.D
in Economics) and has had previous experience in the banking sector. He
founded “Arts Affaire”, his own art publishing company. He is the
chairman of Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris (Music Academy School).
He has been awarded the Legion d’Honneur, Military Cross and the Arts et
Lettres Order. Thierry Jacquillat is married with four children.