DEO 6-K
Diageo PLC (DEO)
6-K
2025-07-30
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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
30 July 2025
Commission File Number: 001-10691
DIAGEO plc
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
16 Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom, W1F 7HS
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F X
Form
40-F
Diageo announces Interim Chief Financial Officer
appointment
Diageo today announces that Deirdre
Mahlan has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer,
effective 18 August 2025.
Ms Mahlan brings extensive spirits
industry and Diageo knowledge as well as broad consumer goods
experience in both Executive and Board positions. Ms Mahlan's
career includes 27 years at Diageo and predecessor companies,
including serving as Diageo plc's Chief Financial Officer from 2010
to 2015. Most recently she served as Interim President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairperson of The Duckhorn Portfolio ahead
of its sale to Butterfly Equity.
Nik Jhangiani, Interim Chief
Executive Officer, said:
"Deirdre brings extensive spirits and
functional expertise to the Interim Chief Financial Officer role,
complemented with deep knowledge of Diageo and its
operations. I am delighted
that she has agreed to return on an interim basis and I have full
confidence that she will provide invaluable guidance to our teams, and partner
with me as we deliver on our Accelerate programme to drive long
term sustainable growth."
ENDS
Notes to editors
As announced on 16 July 2025, Nik
Jhangiani, Chief Financial Officer, assumed the role of Interim
Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect, following the
confirmation that Debra Crew was stepping down from this role and
leaving the company by mutual agreement.
For further information, please
contact:
Media
relations:
Brendan
O'Grady
07812 183750
Rebecca
Perry
07590 809101
Clare Cavana
07751
742072
press@diageo.com
Investor
relations:
Sonya Ghobrial
07392 784784
Andy
Ryan
07803
854842
Grace
Murphy
07514
726167
investor.relations@diageo.com
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,
J&B and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff and Ketel One vodkas,
Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and
Guinness.
Diageo is a global company, and our
products are sold in nearly 180 countries around the world. The
company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the
New York Stock Exchange (DEO).
For more information about Diageo,
our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at
www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking
resource, www.DRINKiQ.com for information, initiatives, and ways to
share best practice.
Celebrating life, every day,
everywhere.
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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Date:
30 July 2025
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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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