Diageo promotes Ivan Menezes to chief operating officer

Published: 29 February, 2012

Diageo has promoted its current North America and Asia Pacific boss Ivan Menezes to chief operating officer.

Menezes, who is also in charge of Latin America and the Caribbean, will take up his new post tomorrow, March 1.

The move means Menezes will add Europe and Africa to his current responsibilities, with individual territory presidents reporting to him.

Menezes will report to chief executive Paul Walsh, along with the rest of the senior team Deirdre Mahlan, chief financial officer; Andy Fennell, chief marketing officer; David Gosnell president for global supply and procurement; Gareth Williams, human resources director; Tim Proctor, general counsel; and Paul Tunnacliffe, company secretary.

Walsh said: "Given our strong performance momentum and the scope and scale of our ambition, the Diageo board and I agree that now is the right time to extend Ivan's remit to embrace all of our markets globally.

"Ivan has a track record of delivery throughout his eight year leadership in North America and more recently in Asia Pacific and Latin America & Caribbean, and I am confident that Ivan can sustain and develop the performance momentum we demonstrated in our half year results as he broadens his responsibilities."

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