Javier Ferrán
Chairman
Javier Ferrán was appointed Chairman of Diageo plc on 1 January 2017, having been a non-executive director since July 2016
Current external appointments
- Chairman – International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.
- Senior Advisor and Chairman of investee company board – BlackRock Long Term Private Capital
Previous relevant experience
- Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director – Associated British Foods plc
- Non-Executive Director – Coca-Cola European Partners plc
- Member, Advisory Board – ESADE Business School
- President and CEO – Bacardi Limited
- Non-Executive Director – SABMiller plc
Board of Directors
Javier Ferrán
Chairman
Ivan Menezes
Chief Executive
Lavanya Chandrashekar
Chief Financial Officer
Susan Kilsby
Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Melissa Bethell
Non-Executive Director
Sir John Manzoni
Non-Executive Director
Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet
Non-Executive Director
Lady Mendelsohn
Non-Executive Director
Alan Stewart
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Ireena Vittal
Non-Executive Director
Tom Shropshire
General Counsel & Company Secretary
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