Diageo plc
LEI:
213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
20 February 2024
Diageo
announces appointment to its Board of Directors
Diageo announces the appointment of Julie Brown as a Non-Executive
Director, effective 5 August 2024. On appointment, Julie will
succeed Alan Stewart as Chair of the Audit Committee, who will
retire from the Board immediately prior to Diageo's AGM in
September 2024.
Julie has been Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Director of GSK plc since 1 May 2023, prior
to which she served as Chief Operating and Financial Officer and
Executive Director, Burberry Group plc between 2017 and 2023. Julie
has also served as Group CFO of Smith & Nephew plc from 2013 to
2017 having previously worked for 25 years at AstraZeneca PLC in
various finance, commercial and strategic roles including as
regional and country president and latterly as Interim Group CFO.
She has extensive experience in financial and strategic matters,
business transformation and executive leadership in complex
multi-national UK-listed organisations within the life sciences and
consumer goods sectors.
In addition to her executive roles,
Julie was a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair of Roche Holding
AG from 2016 to 2022 and has been a member of the UK
Prime Minister's Business Council. She is a Fellow of the Institute
of Chartered Accountancy and the Institute of Tax, having qualified
with KPMG.
Diageo chairman, Javier Ferrán, said:
"I am delighted that Julie will be joining the
Board and succeeding Alan as Chair of the Audit Committee in
August. Julie brings many years of experience in financial,
commercial and strategic roles in international companies operating
in highly regulated industries. She is strongly committed to
enabling diversity in business and to creating sustainable,
long-term value for stakeholders. I look forward to her
contribution to Board discussions and to working with her in
progressing Diageo's ambition to be one of the most trusted and
respected consumer products companies in the world.
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank
Alan Stewart who has been a Director since 2014 and Chair of the
Audit Committee since 2017. Alan has served Diageo with great
distinction during this period, and we have benefitted greatly from
his expertise and strategic input. We wish him the very best
for the future."
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.15, Diageo
confirms that there are no further details to be disclosed pursuant
to Listing Rule 9.6.13.
ENDS
Further
biographical information:
In addition to the roles and experience
mentioned above, Julie Brown is co-Chair of the CFO Leadership
Network, Accounting for Sustainability, which is part of King
Charles III Charitable Foundation (formerly known as The Prince of
Wales's Charitable Foundation), a member of the Mayor of London's
Business Advisory Board and of The 100 Group Main Committee, and
Patron of Oxford University Women in Business.
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information please contact:
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About
Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol
with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker,
Crown Royal, JεB and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel
One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and
Guinness.
Diageo is a global company, and our products
are sold in nearly 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London
Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO). For
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