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UK drinks giant Diageo has turned to experienced retailer Sir Dave Lewis to lead its turnaround push.
Lewis, the former chief executive of Tesco, has been named this morning as Diageo’s new chief executive.
He succeeds Debra Crew, who stepped down “by mutual agreement” in July after a tenure including a shock profits warning, adverse global consumer trends and abandoned sales targets.
