Diageo unveils changes to senior management team

28th Mar 2014 08:40

Consumer products giant Diageo on Friday announced several changes to the organisation of its senior management team. Gilbert Ghostine, who has been President of Asia Pacific since 2009, will from July take on responsibility for the group's Business Development, as well as its relationship with Moet Hennessy and the development of the company's position in both India and China. As such, he will adopt the titles of President of Diageo India and Greater China, and the newly created role of Chief Corporate Development Officer.The group also announced it had decided to reconfigure the leadership of its emerging markets outside Latin America and Caribbean, appointing Nick Blazquez as President of Diageo Africa, Eurasia and Pacific. Under his new role, Blazquez will take full responsibility for the markets of North Asia, South East Asia, Australia and Global Travel and Middle East, alongside his existing responsibility for Africa, Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, and the global route to consumer work. The group explained that the changes would enable it to build on its existing footprint in each of those regions.Diageo, which owns well-known the Baileys brand (pictured), also announced that David Cutter, currently the International Supply Centre Director, has been appointed President of Global Supply and Procurement and will join the executive committee from the start of July. NR