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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

SHOCKING: Diageo boss ivan menezes dies aged 63 after short illness - You Need To See This

Ivan Menezes
Diageo’s market value almost doubled under the leadership of Ivan Menezes, who was this year knighted for services to business and equality. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty

Sir Ivan Menezes, the long-serving boss of the world’s biggest spirits maker Diageo, has died at the age of 63 after a short illness.

Menezes, who was chief executive of the £75bn London-listed alcoholic beverage group since 2013 until he stepped back this week, had been in hospital being treated for medical conditions including a stomach ulcer.

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