Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2019 Winners Edition

www.finance-monthly.com 46 Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2019 Director & CFO of Diageo plc KATHRYN MIKELLS ABOUT KATHRYN MIKELLS Kathryn Mikells was appointed Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Diageo plc in November 2015. Ms. Mikells previously occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer & Planning Director at Mileage Plus, Inc., Assistant Vice President-Media & Utilities Sector at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of The ADT Corp., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at UAL Corp., Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of United Air Lines, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Xerox Corp., Chief Financial Officer for ADT LLC, Chief Financial Officer for Nalco Co., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Nalco Holding Co., Manager-Commercial Loans at Household International, Inc. and Business Analyst for General Electric Capital Corp. Kathryn A. Mikells received an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. FIRM PROFILE Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer – a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of the industry. We have over 200 outstanding brands – old and new, large and small, global and local, with brands sold in 180 countries at almost every price point, in every category to meet consumer demand. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We pursue the following strategy to deliver this ambition. The global spirits category has shown resilient, long-term growth. This is being driven by population and income growth, and the increasing penetration of spirits around the world. Our strategy is to support premiumisation in developed and emerging countries. Our broad portfolio means we can access different consumer occasions with our brands, across price points. www.diageo.com “We have an outstanding collection of over 200 brands enjoyed in more than 180 countries. Our brands are crafted, authentic, relevant, luxury, with some- thing for every taste and celebration, big or small.” Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2019 UNITED KINGDOM