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Dave Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
Legacy
Appointed to lead Diageo after a difficult spirits cycle and management transition.
Diageo plc
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Leadership History
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Diageo is a brand-compounding business: its economics depend less on a single factory or market and more on the long-term pricing power of names consumers recognize and trade up to.
Diageo makes money by producing, marketing, and distributing premium spirits, beer, and ready-to-drink products through a global portfolio of brands, local distributors, owned production assets, and route-to-market partnerships.
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to lead Diageo after a difficult spirits cycle and management transition.
Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO
Served as interim CEO during the leadership transition while continuing as CFO.
Founder of Guinness heritage business
Founded the St. James's Gate brewery, creating the heritage brand that became central to Diageo.
Merger architects
Created Diageo through the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan.
Diageo faces consumer weakness in spirits, inventory corrections, excise taxes, advertising regulation, currency volatility, emerging-market instability, moderation trends, and premium-category competition.
Dave Lewis is CEO of Diageo.
Diageo's leadership agenda centers on premiumization, Guinness growth, tequila recovery, Scotch, route-to-market execution, productivity, and portfolio discipline.
Leadership changes help explain shifts in capital allocation, operating model, risk appetite, and competitive positioning.
Diageo's leaders have shaped how the company expands, allocates capital, and responds to industry shocks.