Board of directors
Dr Franz HumerChairman,
non-executive
director3*
Swiss/Austrian (63)
Appointed chairman of Diageo plc in July 2008, having been a non-executive director since April 2005. He is also chairman of F. Hoff mann-La Roche Ltd in Switzerland and a non-executive director of Allianz Versicherungs AG in Germany. He was formerly chief operating director of Glaxo Holdings plc and has held a number of other nonexecutive directorships. During the year, he resigned as a director of Chugai in Japan.
Laurence Danon Non-executive director1,3,4
French (53)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in January 2006. She is a member of the executive board of Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance in France and is also a non-executive director of Plastic Omnium and Rhodia SA, both in France, and a non-executive director of Experian Group Limited, from which office she will resign at the end of December 2009. She was appointed a non-executive director of BPCE, France’s second largest banking group, in July 2009. Formerly she served with the French Ministry of Industry and Energy, held a number of senior management posts with Total Fina Elf and was chairman and chief executive officer of France Printemps. During the year, she resigned as a non-executive director of Lafuma SA.
Paul Tunnacliffe Company secretary
British (47)
Appointed company secretary of Diageo plc in January 2008. He was formerly company secretary of Hanson PLC (to which office he was appointed in 1997) where he previously served as assistant company secretary, having joined the company in 1983.
Paul Walsh Chief executive,
executive director2*
British (54)
Appointed chief executive of Diageo plc in September 2000, having been chief operating officer since January 2000. He has served in a number of management roles since joining GrandMet’s brewing division in 1982, including chief executive officer of The Pillsbury Company. He was appointed to the GrandMet board in October 1995 and to the Diageo plc board in December 1997. He was appointed a non-executive director of Unilever PLC in May 2009 and is also a member of the Council of the University of Reading, a member of the Business Council for Britain, chairman of the Scotch Whisky Association and a non-executive director of FedEx Corporation in the United States. During the year, he resigned as a non-executive director of Centrica plc.
Maria Lilja Non-executive director1,3,4
Swedish (65)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in November 1999. She was formerly head of American Express Europe (having played a leading role in building Nyman & Schultz, a long-established Scandinavian travel management company, which was acquired by American Express) and has held a number of other non-executive directorships.
Nicholas (Nick) Rose Chief financial officer,
executive director2
British (51)
Appointed chief financial officer of Diageo plc in July 1999. He has served in a number of finance roles since joining GrandMet in June 1992, including group treasurer and group controller and was appointed to the Diageo plc board in June 1999. He is also a member of the main committee of the 100 Group of Finance Directors and was formerly a non-executive director of Scottish Power plc.
Philip Scott Non-executive
director1*,3,4
British (55)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc and chairman of the audit committee with effect from 17 October 2007. He is chief financial officer of Aviva plc, to which position he was appointed in July 2007 and from which office he will retire at the end of December 2009. He began his career with Norwich Union as a trainee actuary in 1973 and subsequently held a number of senior roles with that company and its successor Aviva, including that of group executive director.
Lord (Clive) Hollick of Notting Hill Senior non-executive director1,3,4*
British (64)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in December 2001 and senior non-executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee in September 2004. He is a senior adviser to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and is also a member of the supervisory board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, a non-executive director of Honeywell International Inc in the United States and a founding trustee of the Institute of Public Policy Research. He was formerly chief executive of United Business Media plc and has held a number of other non-executive directorships. During the year, he resigned as a member of the supervisory board of The Nielsen Company.
H Todd Stitzer Non-executive director1,3,4
American (57)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in June 2004. He is chief executive of Cadbury plc (to which office he was appointed in 2003) and formerly held a number of marketing, sales, strategy and general management posts subsequent to joining the company in 1983 as an assistant general counsel. He has been a member of the board of trustees for Business in the Community since 2008.
Peggy BruzeliusNon-executive director1,3,4
Swedish (59)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in April 2009. She is chairman of Lancelot Asset Management and vice chairman of AB Electrolux, both in Sweden, and sits on the boards of Akzo Nobel NV in the Netherlands, Syngenta AG in Switzerland, Husqvarna AB in Sweden and the Stockholm School of Economics, as well as chairing the Swedish Board of Higher Education. She was formerly managing director of ABB Financial Services AB and headed the asset management arm of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB.
Paul Walker Non-executive director1,3,4
British (52)
Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in June 2002. He is chief executive of The Sage Group plc (to which office he was appointed in 1994, having previously been finance director) and was formerly a non-executive director of MyTravel Group plc.
Key to committees
- 1. Audit
- 2. Executive (comprising senior management)
- 3. Nomination
- 4. Remuneration
- * Chairman of committee
William (Bill) Shanahan retired as a non-executive director of Diageo plc in April 2009.
