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.