Guinness maker Diageo names Debra Crew as CEO

BRITISH drinks giant Diageo, maker of Guinness stout, Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky, named chief operating officer Debra Crew as its first woman CEO today.  

Diageo said that Crew, a 52-year-old former US Army officer, will take the reins in July after 10 years under the stewardship of Indian-born Ivan Menezes, who is retiring at age 63.