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  • DIAGEO P L C Profile

    Diageo's company parties must be the talk of the town. Formed by the 1997 merger of alcoholic beverage giant Guinness with food and spirits company Grand Metropolitan, Diageo is the world's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks. Its beers and distilled spirits include Guinness Stout, Harp Lager, Johnnie Walker Scotch, Jos� Cuervo tequila, Tanqueray gin, and Smirnoff vodka. Diageo helps stock bars and shelves around the globe. The company gained the Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, and VO Canadian brands through its purchase of Seagram's drinks business from Vivendi (formerly Vivendi Universal).
    Paul S. Walsh
    CEO
    8 Henrietta Place

    London W1G 0NB, United Kingdom

    http://www.diageo.com

    Phone: +44-20-7927-5200

    Fax: +44-20-7927-4600
    Sector: Consumer Goods Industry: Food & Beverage
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $15,760,700,000 19.5% $3,190,200,000 22,520
  • Key Executives: DEO

    Name Title Officer Since
    Paul S. Walsh CEO 12/1/97
    Nicholas C. Rose CFO 6/1/99
    Timothy D Proctor General Counsel -
    Laurence Danon Director 1/1/06
    H Todd Stitzer Director 6/1/04
    Paul A Walker Director 6/1/02
    Susanne Bunn Secretary -
    Andrew Morgan Geographical President/President, Divisional -
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  • Insider Trends: DEO

    Sentiment for DEO is

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  • Ownership Breakdown : DEO

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 501.00
     
    Mutual Fund 305.00
    Other Major
  • Short Interest Volume: DEO

    Data as of —
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.05 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 1.30
    Float
    Short Interest as % of Float
    Average Daily Volume 652,000.00
    Outstanding Shares 630.37 M