Diageo plc has announced that Kathryn Mikells (Kathy), Chief Financial Officer, will leave the company at the end of June 2021 and will return to the US after almost six years in role. Lavanya Chandrashekar, Chief Financial Officer, Diageo North America and Global Head of Investor Relations is appointed Chief Financial Officer, Diageo, effective 1 July 2021. As part of orderly succession planning, Lavanya Chandrashekar is appointed Chief Financial Officer, Diageo, effective 1 July 2021 and will join the Diageo Executive Committee and Board. Lavanya 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. Kathy and Lavanya will undertake a full handover prior to their transitions at the end of June 2021.