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- Jul 16, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Debra Crew Steps Down as Diageo CEO
- Debra Crew stepped down as Diageo's chief executive and as a board director with immediate effect, by mutual agreement[1]
- CFO Nik Jhangiani took the CEO role on an interim basis while the board ran a formal search considering internal and external candidates[1]
- Crew had led Diageo since June 2023, after joining as a non-executive director in 2019 and serving as President of Diageo North America and Group COO[1]
- Diageo kept its fiscal 25 and 26 guidance unchanged and said full-year results would come on 5 August as planned[1]
- Her tenure included US tariffs that Diageo estimated would cost it about US$150 million a year[2]
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- [1]90%diageo.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/2025/diageo-announces-ceo-departure-and-succession-plandiageo.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Jul 16, 2025 ✓· 73% of score
Diageo's release is dated 16 Jul 2025 and says Debra Crew 'has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and as a Board Director with immediate effect'.
- [2]88%Diageo CEO Debra Crew steps downthespiritsbusiness.com· Published Jul 16, 2025· 13% of score
The Spirits Business confirms Crew stepped down with immediate effect by mutual agreement, that Nik Jhangiani is temporary CEO, and recalls US tariffs costing Diageo[1] about US$150 million a year.
- [3]85%Diageo chief executive Debra Crew steps downdrinksint.com· Published Jul 16, 2025· 13% of score
Drinks International confirms the departure, the interim role for CFO Nik Jhangiani and Crew's history at Diageo[1] since 2019.
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