Karen Blackett, OBE, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Diageo plc on 1 June 2022.
Current external appointments
- UK President – WPP plc
- Non-Executive Director – Creative UK
- Non-Executive Director – The Pipeline
- Chancellor – University of Portsmouth
- Founding Trustee – BEO (Black Equity Organisation)
Previous relevant experience
- UK CEO – GroupM
- Non-Executive Director –Cabinet Office, HM government
- UK Race Equality Business Champion - HM government
- 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
- UK Country Manager, WPP plc