Professional deformation. Jogging, his favourite hobby, Emmanuel Babeau said that it is the activity that "delivers the maximum of well-being in a minimum of time" and therefore has the "best performance". Before the Jet - Ski in the Bay of Saint-Malo and reading historical novels, his other cute sins. Human figures to the end of the tie, this forty-two years ESCP is barter finance Pernod Ricard against those of Schneider Electric, which he joined the Executive Board. A beautiful "transfer", as they say in football midfielder. The second of six children Babeau is now a media ahead on two small brothers: Olivier's brain, 12November, economics associate, doctor of management and graduated like him of ESCP. and Pierre-Adrien the policy, Deputy Mayor of Neuilly. It has even a short head older Alexis, Director of operations of the Gucci Group.
To get this far, this affable and smiling quadra undertook a journey without fault of sixteen in number two world of spirits. Rectilinear and backward trajectory with a starting point for Ginette, Versalles pool of future leaders where he met including Emmanuelle Mignon. After ESCP, he completed his training by a DESCF and a passage in Arthur Andersen, kind of applied undergraduate. Then opts for Pernod Ricard. Inordinate liking for pastis Not. "I did had never drank a drop of Ricard", says Emmanuel Babeau then preferred to famous aniseed drink the sweet smoothness of Malibu Orange (whose taste he also remained, at the risk, admits, make a little "retarded teenager"). Then The reason for his choice is to look elsewhere. "It was and still is a group that helps young people quickly take responsibility." The ambition is displayed without complex. It will take top.
Spanish platform
Internal auditor the ideal position to discover a company and to make known its officers , he quickly takes the head of his service and is sent in Spain to implement the merger with Larios. The first and last operational experience will be for him a true platform. The summer 2000, Pernod Ricard intends to ally with Diageo to get their hands on the Seagram spirits that will resell Vivendi Universal. The young expatriate is being semi-disponibilité from his position in Spain to handle the technical aspects of the case. In December 2000, the "deal" is concluded. Appointed Director it is will work two years of hard. This day of December 2001 where the U.S. FTC finally gave its approval will remain forever engraved in his memory: 8 hours of the evening, he undertook the signing of the mountains of stacked parapheurs in the plush offices of his New York "lawyer", while watching the sunset reflected on the Chrysler Tower. The "signatures" operation will last... 20 hours!
Therefore, the story of Emmanuel Babeau confondra with that of the group. Promoted financial in mid-2003 Director, then Director-General Deputy in charge of finance, information and systems branch industrial in the fall of 2006, it has the acquisition of Allied Domecq in 2005 the second "big bang" of the group after Seagram that of Absolut in 2008 and a capital increase of one billion euros this year. A strong balance sheet. And marketable.
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