Rémy Cointreau Names Consumer Goods Veteran Franck Marilly As CEO
May 28, 2025Rémy Cointreau has appointed consumer goods veteran Franck Marilly as its new CEO, effective June 25. He succeeds Eric Vallat, who announced he was stepping down last month.
Marilly has three decades of experience in the consumer goods sector, including key roles with Unilever, Chanel, and Japan’s Shiseido, where he was most recently president and CEO of the EMEA region and the global fragrance division.
“His in-depth knowledge of international environments, his successful track record, and his inspiring leadership will be key assets that will enable him to meet the challenges ahead,” said Rémy chairwoman Marie-Amélie de Leusse. “We are convinced that he will bring a new dynamic and will be able to confidently address the new challenges of the group’s growth in a complex macroeconomic and geopolitical context.”
Marilly takes the helm at Rémy as the company continues to battle challenges in the global Cognac market. Globally, Rémy saw sales fall 18% to €985 million ($1.1b) for its full fiscal year ended in March, impacted by conditions in China and destocking in the Americas over the first three quarters of the year. Still, Rémy said its U.S. sales turned positive in its fiscal fourth quarter, as both its Cognac and Liqueurs & Spirits divisions benefited from increases in depletions against soft comps from the previous year.—Daniel Marsteller
| Remy Cointreau’s Leading Brands in the U.S. (thousands of 9-liter case depletions) |
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| Brand | Type | 2023 | 2024 | Percent Change* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remy Martin | Cognac | 790 | 622 | -21.2% | ||
| Cointreau | Liqueur | 468 | 469 | 0.2% | ||
| Mount Gay | Rum | 125 | 116 | -7.4 | ||
| The Botanist | Gin | 89 | 94 | 5.9% | ||
| St. Remy | Brandy | 90 | 84 | -6.6% | ||
| Metaxa | Brandy/Ouzo | 24 | 21 | -13.0% | ||
| Bruichladdich | Single Malt Scotch | 8 | 8 | -6.1% | ||
| Total Leading Brands | 1,594 | 1,414 | -11.3% | |||
| * Based on unrounded data. Source: IMPACT DATABANK © 2025 |
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