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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

Diageo CEO steps down after drink firm’s lacklustre performance

Debra Crew.
Debra Crew left Diageo ‘by mutual agreement’. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy

Diageo, which owns the Guinness and Johnnie Walker brands, is to replace its embattled chief executive, ending her rocky tenure in charge of the British alcoholic drinks firm.

In a statement to the stock market, Diageo said it had begun the hunt for a successor to Debra Crew, who the company said had stepped down “by mutual agreement”.

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