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Diageo DV Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 47

  1. Richard Nagy 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Giovanni Ghisetti 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Mark Sandys 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Massimo Paolo 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Nuno Manuel Pinho De Teles 2022-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dayalan Nayager 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Tanya Maria Clarke 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Gabor Kovacs 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Brown, Elizabeth Anna, 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. David Bruce Gates 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Ian Anthony Hockney 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. David Frederick Harlock 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Aniko Mahler 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Cristina Diezhandino 2015-2023 Director View profile
  15. Anna Olive Magdelene Manz 2015-2016 Director View profile
  16. James Edward Milton Thompson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Sylvia Condon Saller 2013-2020 Director View profile
  18. Deirdre Ann Mahlan 2013-2015 Director View profile
  19. O'Keeffe, Rory John, Director 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Ravi Rajagopal 2013-2015 Director View profile
  21. Jose Alberto Ibeas Franco 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Stephen John Bolton 2011-2012 Director View profile
  23. David Heginbottom 2011-2012 Director View profile
  24. John James Nicholls 2011-2018 Director View profile
  25. Gavin Paul Crickmore 2010-2012 Director View profile
  26. Nandor Makos 2010-2014 Director View profile
  27. Charles Dawson Coase 2010-2011 Director View profile
  28. Sally Catherine Moore 2010-2011 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Mark Smith 2010-2012 Director View profile
  30. Diageo Corporate Officer B Limited 2002-2010 Corporate-director View profile
  31. Roger Hugh Myddelton 2001-2002 Director View profile
  32. Martin Roderick Jamieson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  33. John Michael Summerlin 1994-2001 Director View profile
  34. Barry Stewart Jones 1994-1997 Director View profile
  35. Janet Marie Wilkinson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  36. Ian Reid Mcmahon 1993-1996 Director View profile
  37. Roger John Gardner 1993-2002 Director View profile
  38. Christopher John Chamberlain 1993 Director View profile
  39. David Anthony Hardie 1993 Director View profile
  40. Robert Charles Lowes 1993 Director View profile
  41. Colin James Daniel 1993 Director View profile
  42. Jonathan Michael Guttridge 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  43. Victoria Cooper 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  44. Claire Elizabeth Matthews 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  45. John James Nicholls 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  46. Diageo Corporate Officer A Limited 2002-2010 Corporate-secretary View profile
  47. Rosana Roughley 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Incorporated
09/06/1880
Registered office
London
Previous names
Diageo CL3 Limited (until 05/11/2013)
Express Foods Group (International) Limited (until 05/01/2011)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Diageo DV Limited is controlled by Grand Metropolitan Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Grand Metropolitan Limited is controlled by Diageo Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Diageo Holdings Limited is controlled by Diageo PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Diageo PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

7.4y median 8y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 59Business services 30Manufacturing 12Retail and trade 11Finance 6Hospitality 3Property 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00014172
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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