Diageo plc (DGE.L)

2,567.00 -8.00 (-0.31%) At close: 5:10PM BST

Diageo plc

Lakeside Drive
Park Royal
London NW10 7HQ
United Kingdom
44 20 8978 6000
http://www.diageo.com

Sector(s): Consumer Defensive
Industry: Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries
Full-time employees: 

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Ivan M. Menezes	CEO & Exec. Director	3.27M	N/A	1959
Ms. Kathryn A. Mikells	CFO & Exec. Director	1.96M	N/A	1966
Ms. Debra A. Crew	Pres of Diageo North America	19k	N/A	1971
Ms. Yvonne Harrison	Corp. Information Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Vinod Rao	Group Treasurer & Head of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	1963

Amounts are as of 31 December 2019, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in GBp.

Description

Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells alcoholic beverages. The company offers scotch, whisky, gin, vodka, rum, ready to drink products, Irish cream liqueur, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Canadian whisky, American whiskey, adult beverages, cachaça, spirits, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and non-alcoholic products. Diageo plc provides its products primarily under the Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and Guinness brands. The company also offers its products under the Crown Royal, Yenì Raki, Shui Jing Fang, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Bulleit Bourbon, Don Julio, Buchanan's, J?B, Old Parr, Tanqueray No. TEN, Ron Zacapa Centenario XO, Casamigos, Bundaberg, McDowell's No. 1, Ypióca, Lagavulin, The Singleton of Glen Ord, Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve, Windsor, Black&White, Cîroc, Ketel One vodka, and Talisker brands. It has operations in North America, Europe, Turkey, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1886 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Corporate governance

Diageo plc’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 8 December 2019 is 6. The pillar scores are Audit: 9; Board: 5; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 6.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.