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- Jan 1, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Sir Dave Lewis Becomes Diageo CEO
- Diageo's board appointed Sir Dave Lewis as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director effective 1 January 2026, after an extensive global search[1]
- Lewis ran Tesco as Group CEO from 2014 to 2020 after nearly three decades at Unilever, and stepped down as chair of Haleon on 31 December 2025[1]
- His package includes an annual salary of GBP 1,500,000 and a pension contribution of 14% of base salary[4]
- He succeeded interim CEO Nik Jhangiani, who ran Diageo from July to December 2025 after Debra Crew's departure[2]
- The appointment came days after Diageo cut its full-year sales and profit forecast, with its shares at their lowest in 10 years[3]
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- [1]90%diageo.com/en/news-and-media/press-releases/2025/sir-dave-lewis-appointed-diageo-plc-ceodiageo.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Jan 1, 2026 ✓· 39% of score
Diageo's[2] 10 Nov 2025 release appoints Lewis as CEO and Executive Director 'effective on 1 January 2026', and its 23 Sep 2026 release says Jhangiani was interim chief executive 'from July to December 2025'.
- [2]90%Diageo announces Joanne Wilson as new Chief Financial Officerdiageo.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· 38% of score
Confirms Nik Jhangiani was interim Chief Executive from July to December 2025, so Lewis took over at the turn of the year, and names WPP's Joanne Wilson as Jhangiani's CFO successor in 2027.[1]
- [3]80%Who is 'Drastic Dave' and can he turn the tide for Diageo?foodmanufacture.co.uk· Published Nov 11, 2025· 11% of score
Food Manufacture profiles the ex-Tesco CEO nicknamed 'Drastic Dave' and notes Diageo[1][2] had cut its sales and profit forecast the week before, with shares at a 10-year low.
- [4]85%Sir Dave Lewis Appointed Diageo plc CEOfinance.yahoo.com· Published Nov 10, 2025· 11% of score
The wire copy of Diageo's[1][2] announcement, published 10 Nov 2025 at 07:00 UTC, with the 1 January 2026 start and the GBP 1,500,000 salary and 14% pension contribution.
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