Diageo Appoints Chief Information Officer
Diageo, a premium drinks business, appoints Brian Franz as chief information officer. As CIO, Franz will be responsible for leading Diageo's 450 IS team, and overseeing the company's global IS operations. Prior to PepsiCo, Franz worked with various companies such as General Electric, Heller Financial, and held various IT roles at AT&T and Readers Digest. "Brian is a very talented and energetic leader whose experience and very strong technology credentials will be of great value to the IS team" says Nick Rose, chief financial officer, Diageo plc. "With his successful track record of senior leadership positions, together with his keen commercial mindset he has a good understanding of the core levers of business growth and the role IS can play."