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Drinks group Pernod hires former Kering executive Oudinot for new unit

Published by Uma Rajagopal

Posted on September 28, 2022

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· Last updated: February 4, 2026

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Image of the Pernod Ricard logo displayed on a bottle, highlighting the company's announcement of hiring Nicolas Oudinot to lead a new unit focused on premium products, reflecting its strategic transformation in the drinks industry.
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PARIS (Reuters) – French drinks group Pernod said it had hired Nicolas Oudinot, a former leading executive at luxury goods fashion company Kering, to run a new unit set up by Pernod for its permium products. “I am thrilled to join Pernod Ricard in order to drive the transformation of the industry under the leadership […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French drinks group Pernod said it had hired Nicolas Oudinot, a former leading executive at luxury goods fashion company Kering, to run a new unit set up by Pernod for its permium products.

“I am thrilled to join Pernod Ricard in order to drive the transformation of the industry under the leadership of Alexandre Ricard,” said Oudinot in a statement.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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