Diageo appoints new Customer Marketing Director

Since January 1, 2010, Jan Pörksen is new Customer Marketing Director at Diageo, world’s leading premium drink business. In his new position, Pörksen is responsible for Diageo’s product portfolio on German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. Newly created, the position

replaces the former Marketing Director position.

Pörksen comes to Diageo from Unilever, a consumer goods company, where he served as a sales and marketing expert in various national and international positions for 20 years. Previously, he worked as a customer director operation and planning from 2007-2009 and as a marketing director home and personal care from 2003-2007 at Unilever in Hamburg.