Pernod Ricard: EVP, Integrated Operations and Sustainability & Responsibility

Maria Pia De Caro, currently EVP of Operations and member of the Group’s Executive Committee, will now also be in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility and hold the title of EVP, Integrated Operations and Sustainability & Responsibility (S&R).

De Caro began working at Pernod Ricard in 2023, bringing with her a 30-year long international career in Supply Chain and Operations. She has led engineering, manufacturing, M&A and supply chain transformation teams for a number of international FMCG companies. Prior to joining the Group she held several Operations leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, Mondelez, Unilever and Nomad Foods in Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, China, and UK.

Noemie Bauer, previously in charge of business sustainability, has been appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), reporting to Maria Pia De Caro. Bauer oversees the strategic direction and global implementation of the Group’s Sustainability & Responsibility roadmap ‘Good Times from a Good Place’ and leads a team of sustainability specialists across climate action, regenerative agriculture, water stewardship, circularity, social sustainability, reporting and engagement. 

Bauer joined Pernod Ricard in 2011 in New York and has held several positions in the Group, including Sustainable Business Director and CSR & Public Affairs Manager for the Americas. She holds Business Law & Management degrees from the UCLA School of Law, where she studied environmental law, University Paris II Panthéon-Assas and University Paris I Panthéon-La Sorbonne; and is admitted to the NY State Bar.