Paul Walsh
Dr Paul Walsh is the chief executive of Diageo the worlds largest alcohol company,which made sales of £7.48 billion in 2007, more than 60% more than its nearest rival. The company outsells the competition in every emerging market except for China, and Walsh makes no secret of his determination to catch up with Pernod Ricard in this key territory. Walsh was recently ranked the second most powerful influence over what the world will be drinking in 2008 by The Drinks Business an online trade magazine. [1]
Walsh was listed by the Guardian as ranking 16th in the top twenty earners in Britain in 2003, with a salary of £3,457,909 [2]. He joined Grand Metropolitan in 1982 going on to become CEO of the Pillsbury Company in 1992. He was appointed to the Diageo Board in 1997 and became its CEO in 2000. Paul Walsh on business in the UK: 'The UK's enterprise culture needs strengthening. We need those who seek to legislate, regulate, or otherwise influence opinion to see business as an inherently good thing, creating prosperity and the foundation on which the institutions of civil society can flourish. We need to change the culture of this country so that enterprise is celebrated.'[3]
Affiliations
- Diageo CEO
- The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum Director
- Centrica Plc Director, brands include British Gas [4]
- The Scotch Whisky Association Director
- Medway Films Plc Director
- Mole Films LLP
- Kennet Films LLP
- Ingenious Film Partners LLP [5]
- Henley Management Centre [6].
Former Directorships
- Grand Metropolitan Plc
- The Amsterdam Group
- Diageo Finance PLC
- Diageo Great Britain Limited
- Diageo Scotland Limited
- General Mills Berwick Limited[7]
- Federal Express- non executive director [8]
References
- ↑ The Drinks Business Website DB Top 50: The Influencers Last accessed December 4th 2007
- ↑ Guardian press release, 26.08.04, Top Earners viewed 24.01.05
- ↑ Paul Walsh, Diageo CEO, 28.06.04, The London Business School Summit on Global Leadership, - viewed 18.01.05
- ↑ Centrica Website About Us accessed 3rd June 2008
- ↑ FAME Financial Database Scotch Whisky Association Last Accessed 2nd July 2007 (subscription required)
- ↑ Henley Management Centre, About Us accessed 24/04/05
- ↑ FAME Financial Database Scotch Whisky Association Last Accessed 2nd July 2007 (subscription required)
- ↑ Federal Express Website, UK Contacts accessed 24/04/05
