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10 Diageo procurement leaders
These ten professionals have led procurement at Diageo as global category directors, regional procurement heads and procurement vice presidents. A reader can learn how Diageo organizes sourcing across packaging, raw materials and marketing categories, and how its procurement teams work with suppliers.
Professionals to explore
01—10Arthur Mamvura
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director , Africa Source Center of Excellence · Diageo
Procurement Director, Africa Source Center of Excellence at Diageo since June 2019; the profile says he is responsible for approximately 1GBP bn of spend and leads an African team of approximately 100. He was Supply Chain Director at Diageo Ethiopia (2017–2019), and at Guinness Nigeria he was Site Director Guinness Nigeria Ogba Brewery (2016–2017) and Director Of Procurement (2011–2016).
Carley Hodges Metschke
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement Operations · Diageo
Director, Procurement Operations at Diageo since February 2008; the profile describes the role as covering packaging and ingredients, managing a team of 8 procurement professionals responsible for raw material categories. She was Procurement Manager at Kraft Heinz (2004–2008) and Buyer at Safeway (2002–2004).
Ewan Andrew
LinkedInExperience: President, Global Supply & Procurement and Chief Sustainability Officer · Diageo
President, Global Supply & Procurement and Chief Sustainability Officer at Diageo since September 2019; his profile describes the role as Chief Supply Chain Officer for Diageo's global operations, technical, engineering, supply chain and procurement teams. Other Diageo roles listed include SVP Supply Chain & Procurement, Latin America & Caribbean (2012–2014) and Senior Vice President Manufacturing & Distilling, North America (2010–2012).
Jeremy Vincent
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Procurement NAM · Diageo
Vice President Procurement NAM at Diageo since October 2025. He was Chief Operating Officer at Weo (2021–2025), and at Mars he was Vice President Operations (2020–2021), Vice President Procurement (2018–2020) and Direct Materials & Co-Processing Sourcing Director (2014–2017).
Jose Martins
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Category Director, Cans & Closures · Diageo
Global Procurement Category Director, Cans & Closures at Diageo since November 2021, based in Stamford, Connecticut; the profile says he is responsible for the global cans and closures categories. He was Category Director, Logistics North America at Diageo (2016–2021) and Sr. Director, Supply Chain Planning & Optimization at The HEINEKEN Company (2009–2016).
Maggie Guiliani (McGlone)
LinkedInExperience: VP, Global Marketing Procurement - Customer · Diageo
VP, Global Marketing Procurement - Customer at Diageo since December 2022. Other Diageo roles listed are Procurement Director Global Procurement Customer Marketing (2019–2022), Procurement Director - Global Procurement Labels & Cartons (2018–2019), Procurement Director Global Procurement, North America Glass & PET (2015–2018) and Procurement Category Manager- Secondary Packaging (2013–2015).
Marsha Mcintosh
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Procurement · Diageo
Vice President Procurement at Diageo (2018–2024) and Director Packaging Procurement there (2017–2018). Other Diageo roles listed are VP Supply Chain Integration Strategy and Procurement (2022), SVP Supply Chain Strategy Planning & Logistics (2022–2024) and, since January 2024, President of North America Supply at Diageo.
Ruth Davidson
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Director - Primary Packaging and Sustainability · Diageo
Global Procurement Director - Primary Packaging and Sustainability at Diageo since April 2025, listed at Director level. Other Diageo roles listed are Head of Procurement - Global Brand Teams and Global Travel (2019–2021), Head of Strategy - Scotch (2021–2022), Operations Director (2022–2023) and Brand Change & Innovation Director (2023–2025).
Subroto Ghosh
LinkedInExperience: Head Procurement -RM, Commodities, Marketing and Indirect · Diageo India
Head Procurement -RM, Commodities, Marketing and Indirect at Diageo India since August 2024; the profile says he led strategic sourcing across raw materials, marketing and indirects, managing USD 650M annual spend, and designed 3-year category strategies for neutral alcohol, grains, flavours and fuels. He was Head Procurement-PM and Innovation Sourcing at Diageo India (2021–2024).
Tusharika Singh
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Procurement Operations · Diageo
Vice President - Procurement Operations at Diageo since April 2026; the profile says she leads global procurement operations across 95 markets. At Diageo she was also AVP - Supplier Experience Strategy Enablement (2022–2026) and Senior Manager - STP Transformation (2021–2023), and she was Global S2P Manager at Unilever (2020–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category and region to your question: a packaging or raw materials director knows how those categories are sourced, while a regional head knows local suppliers and markets. Check whether the relevant role is current or past, since procurement structures and priorities change over time.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How are sourcing decisions split between global category teams and regional procurement teams?
- 02What do new suppliers most often underestimate when bidding for business with a large drinks company?
- 03How do sustainability goals for packaging and raw materials factor into supplier selection and contract terms?
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