EBC Liquor Committee Meeting: 21 April, 2026

April 22, 2026 EBC Liquor Committee Meeting: 21 April, 2026

Committee Meeting Minutes Archive

EBC Liquor Committee – Meeting Minutes

 

Date: Monday, 21 April, 2026

Time: 8:30 am

Location: EBC office and via Webex

 

Present at EBC office:

Thomas Bouleuc, MHD

Tracy Kwan, Pernod-Ricard

Bruno Calvao, Pernod-Ricard

Takeshi Watanabe, Pernod-Ricard

Bjorn Kongstad, EBC

Present via Zoom:

Miki Ozawa, Diageo

Aaron, Brown-Forman

 

  1. Tracy leaving

Tracy will leave Japan and take up a new position running China for Pernod-Ricard

 

  1. Bruno Calvao

Bruno will replace Tracy as MD for Pernod-Ricard Japan.

 

  1. Update: Lot code issue

There is no new info as of the last committee meeting. The committee decided to keep up the pressure on the NTA.

 

  1. Visit to the NTA

As we have a new chair, and also Bruno has arrived, the committee decided to try to set up a meeting with the NTA. A separate email will go out asking for availabilities.

  1. Aaron

Aaron also informed that he will leave later in the year.

 

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Meeting closed slightly before 9:30am.

Next meeting is scheduled for Monday 22 June from 08H30.