Diageo plc to appoint Sir John Manzoni as Chair, succeeding Javier Ferrán.

Diageo, owner of Guinness, has appointed former UK Civil Service chief executive Sir John Manzoni as its new chair, set to replace Javier Ferran in February 2025. Manzoni, who joined the Diageo board in 2020, is also chair of energy business SSE and a non-executive director of engineering and technology firm KBR. The search for the new chair began after a profit warning in November 2023 impacted investor confidence.

March 19, 2024
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