Ed Pilkington, currently Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo Europe, was named Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Diageo North America, succeeding James Thompson. Claudia Schubert, currently General Manager, Diageo Continental Europe and Russia, will assume the reins as President U.S. Spirits & Canada, succeeding Tom Looney, who is retiring after 30 years in the bev/al business.
Diageo noted that Thompson “has decided to return to the U.K. for personal reasons and currently, with no suitable openings within Diageo, has decided to pursue opportunities outside the company.”