Ivan Manuel Menezes was born in July 1959, in Pune, India. He comes from a family with highly accomplished members. His father, Manuel Menezes was the chairman of the Indian Railway Board and his brother Victor Menezes was the former chairman and CEO of Citibank.
Ivan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, India. He earned a Post Graduate Diploma from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. Ivan also holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
He started his career in 1981 with Nestle, India. Ivan held positions in various sales, marketing and strategy roles with Nestle in Asia, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. in North America and Whirlpool in Europe. Ivan held senior marketing positions with Whirlpool Corporation in Europe and was a Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. both in Chicago and London.
Since 1997, Ivan held senior management roles of increasing importance at Diageo North America and played a leadership role in streamlining the business process of Diageo North America while focusing on marketplace execution.
He has served as Managing Director and President of Ventures Markets of Guinness United Distillers & Vintners. Ivan also served as Global Marketing Director of UDV in the United Kingdom since September 1998 and as Group Integrator Director of Diageo PLC since May 1997.
In July 2000, Ivan was appointed President of Diageo, Venture Markets and in July 2002, he became the Chief Operating Officer of Diageo North America. In January 2004, Ivan was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and President of North America at Diageo PLC.
He was appointed Chief Operating Office of Diageo PLC in March 1, 2012, and held the position until July 1, 2013, upon which Ivan was named the Chief Executive Officer of Diageo PLC.
Diageo PLC is a worldwide leader in alcoholic beverages with an excellent portfolio of brands in spirits, beer, and wine categories. Some of the brands include J&B, Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, and Smirnoff.
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