Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
26
August 2010
Commission
File Number 1-10691
DIAGEO
plc
(Translation of
registrant’s name into English)
Lakeside
Drive, Park Royal, London NW10 7HQ
(Address of
principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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20-F x Form
40-F o
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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26 August
2010
DIAGEO
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Diageo
has announced the appointment of Lord Mervyn Davies of Abersoch to its Board
effective 1 September 2010. He is to be appointed as a non-executive director
and his responsibilities will include membership of the Audit, the Nomination
and the Remuneration Committees.
Lord
Davies was previously Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business for the
UK Government between January 2009 and May 2010. Prior to this role, Lord Davies
was Chairman of Standard Chartered PLC, the financial services company with
leading positions in Asia, Africa and the Middle East and for which he was also
Group Chief Executive from 2001 until 2006. He was a non-executive director at
Tesco PLC from 2003 to 2008.
Commenting
on the appointment, Diageo Chairman Dr Franz Humer said:
"Lord
Davies has experience of building leading businesses in dynamic developing
markets, as well as insight into the UK’s business environment. For a UK company
with a global business, his perspective and expertise will be of
great benefit to Diageo and I look forward to welcoming him to
the Board."
ENDS
Enquiries
Diageo
Investor Relations
Nick
Temperley
+44 (0)20
8978 4223
Sarah
Paul
+44 (0)20
8978 4326
Investor.relations@diageo.com
Diageo
Media Relations
James
Crampton
+44 (0)20
8978 4613
james.crampton@diageo.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorised.
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Diageo
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(Registrant)
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Date:
26 August 2010
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By:
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/s/ P
Tunnacliffe
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Name:
Paul Tunnacliffe
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Title:
Company Secretary
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