Sir John Manzoni becomes chairman of Diageo

Diageo plc, the global alcoholic drinks retailer, has announced that its current non-executive director, Sir John Manzoni KCB, will be appointed chairman of the board on or about February 5, 2025, following the retirement of current chairman Javier Ferran. announced. He will also serve as chairman of the nominating committee.

Mr Manzoni led the UK Civil Service from 2014 to 2020 and joined the Diageo board in October 2020. He currently chairs the board of the energy multinational SSE plc and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE plc), a facility of the UK Ministry of Defence. He is a non-executive director of his KBR, Inc. engineering and technology business. From 2004 until 2015 he was a non-executive director of SAB Miller plc.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Manzoni served as president and chief executive officer of Talisman Energy and held a number of senior management positions at BP plc.

Diageo Senior Independent Director Susan Kilsby, who led the appointment process, thanked Javier Ferran and said: John has an outstanding track record of leadership across the UK and global beverage alcohol industry and many other complex and rapidly changing sectors. His experience and expertise will help Diageo continue to develop and grow its global business. ”