Lavanya Chandrashekar: New Diageo CFO
Kathryn Mikells (‘Kathy’), Chief Financial Officer at Diageo, will leave the company at the end of June 2021. Lavanya Chandrashekar, currently Chief Financial Officer, Diageo North America and Global Head of Investor Relations, will take on the role on July 1.
Kathy joined Diageo from the Xerox Corporation in November 2015 and has also served on the Diageo Executive Committee and Diageo plc Board. She will return to the US after almost six years as CFO in London.
Lavanya Chandrashekar joined Diageo in July 2018 as Chief Financial Officer, Diageo North America. In this role, she has partnered to drive the acceleration of growth in Diageo’s North American business and, subsequently, has taken on accountability for Investor Relations globally.
Lavanya previously spent four and a half years at Mondelēz International in various senior finance positions in North America, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to Mondelēz International, Lavanya spent 18 years at Procter & Gamble in senior finance positions in India, Asia, Europe and North America.
Diageo brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan’s and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.