Diageo

Food & Drink Weekly, May 24, 2004

Diageo announced that Norma Suter Drew has been named senior vice president of marketing for premium white spirits and for scotch brands currently managed by Schieffelin & Somerset, which will be transferred to Diageo North America on July 1. Drew will head up the marketing teams for such renowned brands as Johnnie Walker, the Six Classic Malts of Scotland, Tanqueray, Ciroc vodka and other great brands.

Drew, formerly vice president of brand marketing of Philip Morris USA, has more than nine years of senior marketing experience that included brand strategy development and execution for many of the company's brands, as well as spearheading new product development. Prior to her tenure at Philip Morris, Drew worked at Proctor & Gamble for five years and served as the brand manager for Coast Soap.