Laurent-Perrier Group announced the arrival, in early January 2015, of Philippe Lebannier, as its new Chief Financial Officer. Philippe Lebannier started out as a financial auditor at Coopers & Lybrand (PwC). He moved to the Pernod-Ricard group in 1994, where he occupied a number of positions of responsibility both in France and internationally.

He was head of management control at Ricard and subsequently Chief Financial Officer of Pernod Ricard's subsidiaries in Mexico and South Korea.