Karen Blackett, OBE, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Diageo plc on 1 June 2022.

Current external appointments

• UK President – WPP
• Non-Executive Director – Diageo
• Non-Executive Director – Creative UK
• Non-Executive Director – The Pipeline
• Chancellor – University of Portsmouth
• Founding Trustee – BEO (Black Equity Organisation)
• Member - L’Oréal’s Diversity Advisory Board

Previous relevant experience

• Trustee – The MOBO Trust
• UK CEO – GroupM
• Non-Executive Director –Cabinet Office, HM government
• UK Race Equality Business Champion
• Business Ambassador, Department for International Trade – HM government
• Chairwoman – MediaCom UK & Ireland
• Chief Executive Officer – MediaCom UK
• Chief Operations Officer – MediaCom EMEA
• Marketing Director – MediaCom