Grand Metropolitan

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Grand Metropolitan

COMPANY

Brand names or companies controlled include Alpo Petfoods, Burger King, Friskies, Green Giant, Häagen-Dazs, Heublein, IDV, Liggett Group, and Pillsbury.

In 1997 Grand Metropolitan merged with Guinness to form Diageo. Many of its brands have since been divested -- Pillsbury to General Mills in 2000, and Burger King to Texas Pacific Group in 2002. Diageo is now entirely a beverage company.

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
London, England

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

David B. Rickard Business c. 1957 CFO of CVS Caremark

Richard E. Rivera Business c. 1946 President of Darden Restaurants, 2001-04

Nick Rose Business Oct-1957 CFO of Diageo

Paul S. Walsh Business 15-May-1955 CEO of Diageo

W. Christopher Wellborn Business c. 1955 COO of Mohawk Industries

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Harvey-Jones Business 16-Apr-1924 9-Jan-2008 Chairman of ICI, 1982-87

Paul S. Walsh Business 15-May-1955 CEO of Diageo

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jose Armario Business c. 1959 President, McDonalds Canada & Latin America

Debra J. Kelly-Ennis Business c. 1957 Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo NA

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