• EARLY CAREER
• DIAGEO IS BORN
• WALSH REFOCUSES DIAGEO
• RESEARCH AND RESPONSIBILITY
• MANAGEMENT STYLE
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chief executive officer, Diageo

Nationality: British.

Born: May 15, 1955, in United Kingdom.

Education: Manchester Polytechnic University.

Family: Married (wife's name unknown); children: one.

Career: Grand Metropolitan, 1982–1986, financial planning and accounts manager for Watney, Mann and Truman Brewers; 1986, finance director; 1987–1988, CFO of Inter-Continental Hotels; 1989–1992, CFO of food division; 1992–2000, CEO of Pillsbury; Diageo, 2000–2001, CEO of Guinness UDV and COO; 2001–,...