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LONDON - Diageo plc (LSE:DGE) announced Tuesday the appointment of John Rishton as a Non-Executive Director, effective November 1, 2025.
Rishton, who currently serves as chair of Informa plc and Serco Group PLC, brings over 40 years of business experience to the spirits maker’s board. He will step down from his Serco role on December 31, 2025.
The incoming director previously held several executive positions, including Chief Executive of Rolls Royce Group from 2011 to 2015 and both Chief Financial Officer and later Chief Executive of Dutch supermarket group Royal Ahold NV from 2006 to 2011. Earlier in his career, Rishton served as Chief Financial Officer at British Airways from 2001 to 2005.
His non-executive experience includes board positions at Unilever, Associated British Ports, Allied Domecq, Majid Al Futtaim and ICA Gruppen.
Upon joining Diageo, Rishton will also become a member of the company’s Audit and Nomination Committees.
"John is a highly regarded business leader with extensive experience in a wide variety of industries, including in consumer and retail businesses," said Sir John Manzoni, Diageo Chair, in the press release statement.
Diageo, one of the world’s largest producers of spirits and beer, owns brands including Johnnie Walker, Guinness, and Smirnoff.
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