Diageo (NYSE:DEO), the spirits and beer group behind brands including Johnnie Walker and Guinness, announced the appointment of R. Alexandra Keith to its Board of Directors.
Keith spent more than 35 years in international consumer goods and most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble's Beauty business. She has been a non-executive director of Thermo Fisher Scientific since 2020.
Subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting, Keith joins the board on 5 November.
Diageo Chair Sir John Manzoni said the appointment forms part of "our continuing process to build out the expertise of the Diageo Board to help drive the transformation and improved competitiveness of the business."
Manzoni added that she brings "recent chief executive experience in the consumer goods industry, leading and transforming branded businesses, and shaping portfolios to respond to consumer trends, including in the US."
