Awards & Recognition
★Fortune Most Powerful Women list (2014, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024, 2025)
★One of only 9-10 women leading FTSE 100 companies as Diageo CEO
★Notable for rare woman-to-woman CEO succession at Reynolds American
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of Diageo plc (2023-2025), first female CEO in company history
→Former CEO of Reynolds American Inc. (2017), rare woman-to-woman succession
→Current Chair-elect of Stanley Black & Decker board (effective Oct 2026)
→U.S. Army veteran (1993-1997), achieved rank of Captain
→Executive experience at PepsiCo, Mars, Nestlé, and Kraft Foods
→Oversaw $8.6 billion of Reynolds' $10.7 billion in net sales
→Led company through British American Tobacco acquisition of Reynolds