Non-executive director

Appointed a non-executive director of Diageo plc in April 2005. He is chairman and chief executive of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and is also a non-executive director of Allianz Versicherungs AG in Germany and a board member of Chugai in Japan. During the year his term of office as chairman of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries expired. He was formerly chief operating director of Glaxo Holdings plc and has held a number of other non-executive directorships. On 19 July 2007 Diageo announced that Dr Humer will succeed Lord Blyth as chairman on 1 July 2008, following his retirement as chief executive of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Age 61. Nationality Swiss/Austrian. (Committees ▲●◆)