Since 2010 Darya has been working in Pernod Ricard, Government Affairs Department, taking the position of the Head of International Trade in January 2017. She has been actively following European trade policy, being involved in a wide range of EU trade agreement negotiations from a wine and spirits perspective and working on the resolution of market access barriers. Darya holds a Master’s Degree in international trade law and economics from the University of Bern, World Trade Institute, Switzerland. Before joining Pernod Ricard she worked as a chief expert at the Estonian Tax and Customs Board and did an internship in the European Commission, DG Trade.