New Diageo CEO Hails from Big Tobacco

Diageo’s chief executive Ivan Menezes will retire. He will be succeeded in the role by current chief operating officer Debra Crew. Ms Crew She joined the Big Alcohol giant in 2019 after a career in other unhealthy industries, such as PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, Nestlé and Mars. Ms Crew previously headed the tobacco industry giant Reynolds American until it was acquired by BAT.