Alexandre Ricard is a French businessperson who has been the head of 6 different companies and is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard SA and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Lirix SA (a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard SA), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Le Delos Invest II and Chairman for Le Delos Invest III.

He is also Member-Management Board at Pernod Ricard Asia SAS and Member-Management Board at Pernod Ricard North America SASU and on the board of 5 other companies.

Alexandre Ricard previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers Ltd., Director, Chief Financial & Administration Officer at Irish Distillers Group Ltd. and Member-Management Board at Société Paul Ricard SA.

He received a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, an undergraduate degree from ESCP Europe Campus Paris and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.