5th Oct 2015 13:04
LONDON (Alliance News) - Drinks giant Diageo PLC on Monday said it has appointed Kathryn Mikells as its chief financial officer, effective from November 9, 2015.
Mikells will join the FTSE 100-listed company from Xerox Corp, where she has been the chief financial officer since May 2013.
"I am delighted that Kathryn will join our executive team. Diageo is focused on driving performance from our core and on improving productivity to drive out cost to invest in growth. Kathryn has the experience of working with teams to drive disciplined performance management which will contribute to the achievement of our performance ambition," said Chief Executive Ivan Menezes.
Shares in Diageo were up 1.1% to 1,802.685 pence on Monday.
By Sam Unsted; [email protected]; @SamUAtAlliance
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