UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
20 February 2024
Commission File Number: 001-10691
DIAGEO plc
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of registrant’s name into English)
16 Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom, W1F 7HS
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of principal executive offices)
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Diageo
plc
LEI:
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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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About Diageo
Diageo
is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding
collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JeB and
Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cоroc 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 more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and
performance, visit us at www.diageo.com.
Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking
resource, www.DRINKiQ.com for
information, initiatives, and ways to share best
practice.
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Diageo plc
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(Registrant)
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Date:
20 February 2024
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By:___/s/
James Edmunds
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James Edmunds
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Deputy Company Secretary
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