In under three weeks, former Shiseido and Chanel executive Franck Marilly will take the hot seat at Rémy Cointreau, joining a business where sales and profits have tumbled over the last 12 months.

Global spirit makers are staring down a sobering cocktail of challenges as tariffs and brand boycotts exacerbate shifting consumer habits. French cognac maker Rémy Cointreau on Wednesday became the ...

Remy Cointreau SA appointed Franck Marilly, a trade adviser to the French government and former Chanel veteran, as chief executive officer with the Cognac maker facing tariff challenges in two of its ...