CEOs can’t avoid politics, says Pernod Ricard executive: ‘We are all in the fray’ Premium JENNIFER MALONEY , The Wall Street Journal Ann Mukherjee, spirits maker’s North America chief, discusses role of business leaders in public debate, taking chances in brand campaigns and rethinking remote work Share Via Read Full Story Ann Mukherjee is a spirits executive who often speaks about the devastating role alcohol has played in her life: When she was a child, she was sexually assaulted by a man who was drunk, and when she was a teenager, her mother was killed by a drunken driver.