Our series of interviews looking back at 2024 and ahead to this year continues, with Jean-Etienne Gourgues, the head of Pernod Ricard's Chivas Brothers scotch whisky division, sharing his thoughts with Global Drinks Intel.What was your overriding takeaway from 2024?On a macro level, we’ve moved into an increasingly polarised world, which has presented new risks but also new opportunities. And from a business perspective, we see that premiumisation is still a reality in a number of markets, with prestige whisky demand continuing to strengthen, as evident in Chivas Brothers fiscal 2024 (to the
How will 2025 treat Pernod Ricard’s Chivas Brothers? – Unit CEO Jean-Etienne Gourgues speaks exclusively to Global Drinks Intel
‘We cannot ignore the fact some consumers are facing tight economic circumstances and are potentially looking for value-for-money.’

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



