Past tragedies help liquor CEO focus on responsibility

Past tragedies help liquor CEO focus on responsibility | Chef Renee Touponce leads Conn. restaurant with kindness | Getting past "imposter syndrome," felt by 75% of women execs Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 15, 2023 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT A Leader's Edge [] [Past tragedies help liquor CEO focus on responsibility]( [Past tragedies help liquor CEO focus on responsibility]( Mukherjee (Charley Gallay/Getty Images) Ann Mukherjee, chairwoman and CEO of Pernod Ricard North America that makes Absolut vodka, Beefeater gin and other liquors, has created several campaigns and programs to highlight responsible drinking, a cause that stems from childhood abuse by someone who was drunk and losing her mother to a drunk driver. "I feel very privileged that people believe I can create positive change. Most people can achieve anything they want if they can get out of their own way," Mukherjee says. 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