Javier Ferrán
{{Short description|Spanish businessman (born 1956)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ferrán|Larraz|lang=Spanish}}
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| birth_name = Francisco Javier Ferrán Larraz
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956|08}}
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| nationality = Spanish
| education = University of Barcelona
ESADE
University of Miami
| occupation = Businessman
| title = Chairman, Diageo
| term = January 2017-
| predecessor = Franz Humer
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| boards = Diageo
Lion Capital LLP
Associated British Foods
Agrolimen
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Francisco Javier Ferrán Larraz (born August 1956) is a Spanish businessman.{{cite web|author=Javier Ferrán Ph.D. |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4848543&privcapId=13696167&previousCapId=13696167&previousTitle=Lion%20Capital%20LLP |title=Javier Ferrán Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg |website=Investing.businessweek.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bacardi from 2003 to 2004.{{cite web |url=https://www.lioncapital.com/the-team/javier-ferr |title=Javier Ferrán |website=www.lioncapital.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121175329/https://www.lioncapital.com/the-team/javier-ferr |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abf.co.uk/about_us/board_of_directors# |title=Associated British Foods plc - About us - Board and committees - Board of directors |website=Abf.co.uk |date=2016-09-17 |accessdate=2016-11-30}}
Ferrán has been the chairman of Diageo since January 2017, when Franz Humer retired.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityam.com/241353/diageo-appoints-javier-ferran-new-chairman-of-the-board- |title=Diageo appoints new chairman of the board, Javier Ferran, who will take over from Dr Franz Humer from 2017|publisher=City A.M. |date=2016-05-18 |accessdate=2016-11-30}}{{cite news|author=Thomas Mulier |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-18/diageo-says-javier-ferran-to-replace-chairman-franz-humer |title=Diageo Says Javier Ferran to Replace Chairman Franz Humer |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2016-05-18 |accessdate=2016-11-30}} His Diageo tenure was renewed in 2023 for three further years and is set to expire in October 2025.{{Cite web |title=Guinness owner Diageo hunts new chairman amid sales slowdown |url=https://news.sky.com/story/guinness-owner-diageo-hunts-new-chairman-amid-sales-slowdown-13062072 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Sky News |language=en}} Ferrán also chairs British Airways' parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Anyone for Pimm's? Diageo seeks buyer for British summer staple |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/anyone-pimms-diageo-seeks-buyer-115500170.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}
Early life and education
Ferrán was born in August 1956.{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/XRSKqscxJIpkFHdoxALjd_R9rtk/appointments |title=Francisco Javier FERRÁN LARRAZ - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |website=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30}} He graduated from the University of Barcelona and received a BA and MBA from ESADE, in Barcelona. He later earned an MA in Computer Information Systems from the University of Miami in 1984.
Career
From 1979 to 1984, he worked for Lloyds TSB, including two years as vice President of the Miami, Florida branch. He joined Martini & Rossi in 1985, where he later served as managing director. He joined Bacardi in 1992, and served as regional president for Europe, Middle East and Africa from 1994. He served as president and CEO from March 2003 to November 2004.Paul J. Davies, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99d96254-3c9b-11d9-bb7b-00000e2511c8.html#axzz2LDjyxptL Bacardi chief resigns after one year], The Financial Times, November 22, 2004 During his time at Bacardi, he oversaw the acquisition of Grey Goose vodka.{{Cite web |title=Diageo names Javier Ferrán as new chairman |url=https://www.ft.com/content/798fa588-1d0f-11e6-a7bc-ee846770ec15 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.ft.com}}
Since 2019, he has served as an operating partner with BlackRock's private equity fund. He was previously a partner of the London-based private equity firm Lion Capital LLP from 2005 to 2019. He has been a director at SABMiller.{{Cite news |date=18 May 2016 |title=Diageo names SABMiller director Javier Ferrán as chairman |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N18F45Z/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=Reuters}} He is also on the board of directors of Associated British Foods and Agrolimen.
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Category:Associated British Foods people
Category:Spanish businesspeople
Category:University of Barcelona alumni
Category:University of Miami alumni
Category:Spanish chief executives