– UK, London – Diageo PLC (LON: DGE) today announced the appointment of Karen Blackett, OBE, to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 June 2022.
“I am very pleased to announce that Karen will join the Diageo Board in June 2022. Karen is a strong leader with extensive experience of the media, marketing and creative industries, and is a passionate advocate for inclusion, diversity and creating opportunities for all. I look forward to working with her in progressing Diageo’s ambition to become one of the most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world,” said Board Chairman, Javier Ferrán.
Karen Blackett will also join the Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration Committees.
About Karen Blackett
With 25 years of experience in the marketing communications industry, Karen Blackett is UK Country Manager for WPP plc and CEO of GroupM UK. Before her current roles, Karen worked at CIA MediaNetwork, Zenith Media, and The Media Business Group, before joining MediaCom, where she was successively Marketing Director, COO, CEO, and Chairwoman.
Karen Blackett is the non-executive director of Creative England, The MOBO Trust, and The Creative Industry Federation. She is also a non-executive director of the UK government’s Cabinet Office Board, having previously been appointed UK Race Equality Business Champion and a Department for International Trade Business Ambassador for No.10.
In 2014, Karen Blackett was appointed OBE for services to media and communications and since 2018, has served as Chancellor of Portsmouth University.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Buchanan’s and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc, and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray, and Guinness.
Diageo is a global company, and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information: https://www.diageo.com/
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