New Diageo chief govt Dave Lewis is planning a serious shake-up of his govt crew, the Monetary Occasions reported on Friday, citing individuals conversant in the matter.
Lewis is trying to substitute a number of members of the corporate’s 14-person govt committee, the report mentioned, including that he goals to push via a ‘wholesale change’, probably stripping out whole layers of Diageo’s administration.
Diageo declined to touch upon the Monetary Occasions report.
Progress Revival
Diageo appointed former Tesco boss Lewis as CEO in November final 12 months, turning to an outsider to revive progress on the world’s largest spirits maker throughout a difficult interval.
Lewis, who is understood for fixing companies via cost-cutting, incomes the nickname ‘Drastic Dave’, has been tasked with turning across the Johnnie Walker whisky and Guinness beer maker, which is grappling with tariff hikes in america, its largest market.
