The notice further said that Mr. Gallagher will be leaving Diageo Plc after 25 years of meritorious service, as such tendered his resignation from the Board of Guinness Nigeria Plc.
Paul was appointed to the Board of Guinness Nigeria Plc on 1st November 2018.
He is a seasoned global supply and procurement expert with over 25 years’ experience, he obtained an honours degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin Ireland. Paul joined Diageo in 1993 and is currently the Global Supply and Procurement Operational Excellence Director for Diageo responsible for the end to end procurement and supply chain across Africa including global accountability for excellence in operations.
Prior to this, he has held several senior leadership positions across Diageo including President North America Procurement and Supply Chain; Asia Pacific Procurement & Supply Chain Director; Diageo North America Senior Vice President, Customer Service & Supply among other roles. He is a Non-Executive Director of East African Breweries Limited, a publicly quoted Diageo subsidiary in Kenya.
He was appointed to the Board of Guinness Nigeria Plc as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st November 2018. He resides in Ireland.