Appointment of CEO

RNS Number : 0892E

Diageo PLC

07 May 2013

 



7th May 2013

Diageo announces appointment of Ivan Menezes as CEO from 1 July 2013

Diageo has today announced that Ivan Menezes will be appointed Chief Executive of Diageo with effect from 1 July 2013. Paul Walsh, who will step down from the Board at the September 2013 Annual General Meeting, will retire from the company on 30 June 2014.  In the last 12 months he will focus on transitioning critical partner and external relationships to Ivan.  These will include those relationships essential to recent acquisitions.

Dr Franz B. Humer, Chairman of Diageo said:

'Paul is an outstanding Chief Executive. He has served our business, its shareholders, employees and partners with enormous imagination and dedication over the past 13 years. I know he is justly proud of Diageo and its people and he leaves a great legacy for his successor. The Board is immensely grateful for his ambitious and thoughtful stewardship of the business and its people. The transition process which has been put in place enables Paul to contribute his knowledge and experience during Ivan's first year as Chief Executive Officer.

We are delighted to have a leader of Ivan's talents and global experience to succeed Paul.  The handover is being made at a time when the business is strong and Ivan takes on the role of CEO at an exciting stage of the company's global development.  The Board is confident that Ivan will inspire our organisation and Diageo will continue to achieve our medium-term performance objectives.'

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Editor notes

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Buchanan's, Windsor and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is a global company, with its products sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at Diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.

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