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Kenneth Lane is the Vice President of Government and Trade Relations at Diageo. Formed in 1997 when Guinness merged with food and spirits company Grand Metropolitan, Diageo is now the world's largest producer of alcoholic drinks. When Diageo purchased Seagram's, it obtained the brands Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, and VO Canadian. Based in London, the company sells in 200 countries. For 2010, Diageo had a revenue of $14.6 billion.[1] Its CEO, Paul Steven Walsh, received $1.872 million in compensation in 2010.[2]
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Lane is also on the Private Enterprise Board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as of 2011.[3]
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- ↑ DEO Annual Financials,"MarketWatch.com", accessed May 2011
- ↑ Morningstare, Diageo PLC ADR DEO, online corporate financial profile, accessed July 8, 2011
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Private Enterprise Board, organizational website, accessed July 7, 2011.
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