Irish Distillers, which counts Jameson Whiskey among its brands, said today that its Chairman and chief executive Conor McQuaid will leave his current role to take up a new role with the company's parent group Pernod Ricard.
Mr McQuaid is becoming Pernod's Executive Vice President Corporate Communication, S&R and Public Affairs at the company's headquarters in Paris.
The newly created global role brings together Corporate Communication, S&R and Public Affairs under one role for the first time in Pernod Ricard and Mr McQuaid will report to the company's Chairman and CEO Alexandre Ricard.
Mr McQuaid originally joined Irish Distillers in 1998 and has served as Chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers since July 2018.
He will be replaced by Nodjame Fouad who currently holds the position of President and CEO of Pernod Ricard Japan.
Ms Fouad has worked in various roles across the Pernod Ricard group for almost 10 years including senior roles in The Absolut Company and Global Travel Retail.
She will take up the role as Chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers on July 1, 2022.
Conor McQuaid said he was incredibly proud of what Irish Distillers have achieved as a business over the past number of years, including the "remarkable success" of its full portfolio of Irish whiskeys, and the continued success of Jameson around the world.
"As an Irishman, I take immense pride in the thought of new consumers igniting, or in some cases re-igniting, a passion for Irish whiskey in both established and new markets globally," he said.
Jameson is the world's fastest-growing Irish whiskey and sold 8.6 million cases last year.
