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
24
April 2020
Commission File Number: 001-10691
DIAGEO plc
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Diageo PLC – Changes to Board of Directors
Dated
24 April 2020
24 April 2020
Diageo plc announces changes to its Board of Directors
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Diageo
announces that Lord Davies of Abersoch will retire as a
Non-Executive Director on 30 June 2020.
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Diageo
announces the appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a
Non-Executive Director, effective 1 October
2020.
Lord Davies has served on Diageo plc's Board of Directors for over
nine years, having joined on 1 September 2010. During his tenure,
he has also acted as Chair of the Remuneration Committee and as
Senior Independent Director. Lord Davies' term was extended in
2019 in order to ensure continuity of Board membership, pending
recruitment of additional Directors to the Board, and to enable the
company to benefit from his experience in British politics and
international trade relations at a time of particular uncertainty
in these two areas. Following recently announced changes to the
Board, Lord Davies and Diageo have agreed that he will retire at
the end of this fiscal year.
Diageo announces the appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a
Non-Executive Director, effective on 1 October
2020. John will also join the Audit, Nomination and
Remuneration Committees on appointment.
John has recently stepped down from the role of Chief
Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the
Cabinet Office in the UK, having performed that role from 2014.
John was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of
Talisman Energy in Canada from 2007 to 2012. Before joining
Talisman, John worked for BP from 1983 to 2007 in various
roles, including latterly Chief Executive, Gas & Power and
Chief Executive, Refining & Marketing.
John, who is a graduate of Imperial College London and
Stanford University in California, has also previously served from
2004 to 2014 as a non-executive director of SAB Miller
plc.
Javier Ferrán, Chairman, Diageo plc said:
"I am very grateful for the wise guidance which Mervyn has provided
to Diageo during his time as a Non-Executive Director and as Senior
Independent Director, and for his counsel to me as incoming
Chairman in 2016. The Board has benefited from his extensive
experience, both in industry and in government affairs. He has made
a valuable contribution to Board discussions, developed good
relationships across the business and made a strong contribution to
our governance and decision-making processes during his
tenure. We thank Mervyn for all he has done for Diageo over
the last 10 years.
I am very pleased that John will be joining the Diageo Board
later this year. John's commercial acumen and business knowledge,
together with his more recent experience, combined with his
previous non-executive director role in the beverage industry, will
bring unique insight and expertise to the discussions at the Diageo
Board. I look forward to John's contribution as we progress to
achieving our ambition to become one of the most trusted and
respected consumer products companies in the
world."
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
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations: Andy Ryan
+44 (0) 7803 854 842
Media Relations: Jessica Rouleau
+44 (0) 7925 642 561
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding
collection of brands across spirits and beer categories. These
brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JeB, Buchanan's and
Windsor 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 more than
180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the
London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange
(DEO).
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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:
24 April 2020
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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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