Diageo Appoints Emma Walmsley As Non-Executive Director

03-Aug-2015 - United Kingdom

Diageo Plc. announced that it has appointed Emma Walmsley as a Non-Executive Director effective 1 January 2016. Emma will also join the Audit, the Nomination and the Remuneration Committees on appointment. 

Having been on Diageo's Board for nine years, Diageo also announces that Laurence Danon will step down at its upcoming Annual General Meeting, 23 September 2015. 

Commenting on Emma Walmsley, the company said she is currently Chief Executive Officer of GSK Consumer Healthcare, a global joint venture between GSK and Novartis. Prior to her current role at GSK, Emma was President of GSK Consumer Healthcare and has been a member of GSK's Executive Team since 2011.  Emma moved to GSK from L'Oreal where she worked in marketing and general management for 17 years. (dpa) 

 

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