Javier Ferrán Larraz occupies the position of Chairman at Diageo Plc and Chairman for International Consolidated Airlines Group SA. He is also on the board of Picard Surgelés SAS, Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas and Picard Pikco SA. He previously held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of Bacardi Ltd. President & Chief Executive Officer of Bacardi UK Ltd. and General Manager of Martini & Rossi SpA (both are subsidiaries of Bacardi Ltd.), Member-Advisory Board at Agrolimen SA and Partner at Lion Capital LLP. He received an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas.