Dr Franz Humer, Chairman

He was appointed chairman of Diageo plc with effect from 1 July 2008, having been a non-executive director since April 2005.

He is also chairman of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited in Switzerland, a non-executive director of Allianz Versicherungs AG in Germany and a board member of Chugai in Japan. He was formerly chief operating director of Glaxo Holdings plc and has held a number of other non-executive directorships.

Paul Walsh, Chief executive

He was appointed chief executive of Diageo plc in September 2000, having been chief operating officer since January 2000. He has served in a number of management roles since joining GrandMet’s brewing division in 1982, including chief executive officer of The Pillsbury Company. He was appointed to the GrandMet board in October 1995 and to the Diageo plc board in December 1997. He is also a non-executive director of Centrica plc, a governor of Henley Management College, a member of the Business Council for Britain, chairman of the Scotch Whisky Association and a non-executive director of FedEx Corporation in the USA.

Nicholas (Nick) Rose, Chief financial officer

He was appointed chief financial officer of Diageo plc in July 1999. He has served in a number of finance roles since joining GrandMet in June 1992, including group treasurer and group controller and was appointed to the Diageo plc board in June 1999. He is also a member of the main committee of the 100 Group of Finance Directors and was formerly a non-executive director of Scottish Power plc.

Lord (Clive) Hollick of Notting Hill, Senior non-executive director

He was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in December 2001 and senior non-executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee in September 2004. He is a partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and is also a member of the supervisory boards of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and The Nielsen Company, a non-executive director of Honeywell International Inc in the USA and a founding trustee of the Institute of Public Policy Research. He was formerly chief executive of United Business Media plc and has held a number of other non-executive directorships.

Laurence Danon, Non-executive director

She was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in January 2006. She is a member of the executive board of Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance, in France and is also a non-executive director of Plastic Omnium, Lafuma SA and Rhodia SA, all in France, and a non-executive director of Experian Group Limited. Formerly she served with the French Ministry of Industry and Energy, held a number of senior management posts with Total Fina Elf and was chairman and chief executive officer of France Printemps.

Maria Lilja, Non-executive director

She was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in November 1999. She is a non-executive director of Observer AB in Sweden and was formerly head of American Express Europe (having played a leading role in building Nyman & Schultz, a long-established Scandinavian travel management company, which was acquired by American Express) and has held a number of other non-executive directorships.

Philip Scott, Non-executive director

He was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc (and chairman of the audit committee) with effect from 17 October 2007. He is group finance director of Aviva plc, to which position he was appointed in July 2007. He began his career with Norwich Union as a trainee actuary in 1973 and subsequently held a number of senior roles with that company and its successor Aviva, including that of group executive director.

William (Bill) Shanahan, Non-executive director

He was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in May 1999. He is also a non-executive director of MSD Performance Group and Visa Inc and a management adviser to ValueAct Capital, all in the USA. Formerly he was chief operating officer and then president of The Colgate-Palmolive Company, having joined that company in 1965 as a sales assistant and held various general management and marketing roles.

H Todd Stitzer, Non-executive director

He was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in June 2004. He is chief executive of Cadbury plc (to which office he was appointed in 2003) and formerly held a number of marketing, sales, strategy and general management posts subsequent to joining the company in 1983 as an assistant general counsel.

Paul Walker, Non-executive director

He was appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in June 2002. He is chief executive of The Sage Group plc (to which office he was appointed in 1994, having previously been finance director) and was formerly a non-executive director of MyTravel Group plc.

Stuart Fletcher, President, Diageo International

He was appointed president, Diageo International in October 2004, having been president, Key Markets since September 2000. He held a number of senior management positions with Guinness, after joining the company in 1986, including managing director of Developing and Seed Markets and previously held various financial positions with Procter & Gamble and United Glass.

James (Jim) Grover, Global business support director

He was appointed global business support director in February 2004, having been strategy director since December 1997. Formerly he held a number of senior strategy positions in GrandMet and worked as a management consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc and OC&C Strategy Consultants.

Robert (Rob) Malcolm, President, global marketing, sales and innovation

He was appointed president, global marketing, sales and innovation in September 2000. Formerly he served as scotch category director and then global marketing director with United Distillers & Vintners and held various marketing and general management positions with Procter & Gamble. He is also a non-executive director of Logitech Inc, in the USA.

Ivan Menezes, President, Diageo North America

He was appointed president, Diageo North America in January 2004, having been chief operating officer, North America since July 2002. Formerly he held various senior management positions with Guinness and then Diageo and worked across a variety of sales, marketing and strategy roles with Nestlé in Asia, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc in North America and Whirlpool in Europe. He is also a non-executive director of Coach Inc, in the USA.

Andrew Morgan, President, Diageo Europe

He was appointed president, Diageo Europe in October 2004, having been president, Venture Markets since July 2002. He joined United Distillers in 1987 and held various senior management positions with Guinness and then Diageo, including group chief information officer and president, New Business Ventures for Guinness United Distillers & Vintners and director, global strategy and innovation for United Distillers & Vintners.

John Pollaers, President, Diageo Asia Pacific

He was appointed president, Diageo Asia Pacific in February 2007. Prior to this, he held various senior management positions with Diageo, including managing director, Diageo Asia and was formerly an engineering officer in the Royal Australian Navy.

Timothy (Tim) Proctor, General counsel

He was appointed general counsel of Diageo plc in January 2000. Formerly he was director, worldwide human resources of Glaxo Wellcome and senior vice president, human resources, general counsel and secretary for Glaxo’s US operating company. He has over 20 years’ international legal experience, including 13 years with Merck and six years with Glaxo Wellcome. He is also a non-executive director of Wachovia Corporation, in the USA.

Gareth Williams, Human resources director

He was appointed human resources director in January 1999. Formerly he held a number of senior personnel management positions with GrandMet and then United Distillers & Vintners and spent 10 years with Ford of Britain in a number of personnel and employee relations positions.

Paul Tunnacliffe, Company secretary

Paul Tunnacliffe was appointed company secretary of Diageo plc in January 2008. He was formerly company secretary of Hanson PLC (to which office he was appointed in 1997) where he previously served as assistant company secretary, having joined the company in 1983.