Mr Andrew Cowan

Mr Andrew Cowan was appointed Group Managing Director & CEO in July 2016.

He is an established business leader, with a wide range of commercial and strategic management experience spanning over 20 years in the FMCG sector. Prior to this appointment, he led Diageo Great Britain (GB). Mr Cowan’s experience straddles corporate leadership, strategy development, operational management as well as sales and marketing.

Mr Andrew Cowan joined Diageo in 2008 as Commercial Director for Northern Ireland and was appointed to the role of Commercial Director in the Republic of Ireland a year later. He returned to GB in 2011 and led the Diageo GB business until his appointment to EAB. Stayed in Kenya.