Diageo Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Diageo's CEO is Nik Jhangiani, appointed in Jul 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $12.48M, comprised of 7.8% salary and 92.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.003% of the company’s shares, worth £1.22M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Nik Jhangiani
Chief executive officer
US$12.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.79% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.003% |
| Management average tenure | 3.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Here's What To Make Of Diageo's (LON:DGE) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Jul 04
Diageo plc's (LON:DGE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Jun 16Estimating The Fair Value Of Diageo plc (LON:DGE)
May 31
Guinness And Johnnie Walker To Lead Global Market Expansion
Strong brand performance and innovation, especially in the U.S., are driving Diageo's revenue and margin enhancement across key markets.CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | US$12m | US$972k | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Nik's total compensation ($USD12.48M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD6.71M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Nik's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Nik Jhangiani (60 yo)
Mr. Manik Hiru Jhangiani, also known as Nik, CPA, serves as Director at Diageo plc from September 1, 2024 and serves as its Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 16, 2025. He served as Chief Financial...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim CEO & Director | less than a year | US$12.48m | 0.0033% £ 1.2m | |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$1.43m | no data | |
| Corporate Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of Investor Relations | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Company Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 5.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief HR Officer | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Asia Pacific | 18.4yrs | no data | 0.0061% £ 2.3m | |
| Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer of Diageo North America | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Europe & Chief Commercial Officer | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Global Supply Chain & Procurement and Chief Sustainability Officer | 6.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: DGE's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim CEO & Director | 1.3yrs | US$12.48m | 0.0033% £ 1.2m | |
| Senior Independent Director | 7.7yrs | US$280.00k | 0.00012% £ 44.4k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.5yrs | US$157.85k | 0.00012% £ 44.4k | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.2yrs | US$484.52k | 0.00029% £ 107.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.5yrs | US$183.92k | 0.000030% £ 11.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | US$188.04k | 0.00012% £ 44.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.2yrs | US$170.20k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.9yrs | US$183.92k | 0.00010% £ 37.0k |
Experienced Board: DGE's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/15 21:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Diageo plc is covered by 46 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Barry Coppel | Banco Santander |
| Laurence Whyatt | Barclays |