Building a sustainable legacy
Katherine Smart
Global Technical Director, Diageo Supply Chain & Procurement
Katherine leads Diageo’s Global Technical function with responsibility for Innovation, Research and Liquid
Development, Packaging and Governance and is based at the Diageo Technical Centre in Menstrie, Scotland. She joined Diageo on
7 January 2019 from her role as University Lecturer in Brewing and Distilling Sciences at Cambridge University. She was previously
Global Chief Brewer & Vice President for Supply Chain Integration with ABInBev, and prior to that Global Chief Brewer with SAB
Miller.
Her career has spanned across academia, research, strategic and operational technical leadership roles in large
corporate organisations. She started out as a Laboratory Technician before going on to complete her PhD and post-doctoral research
fellowship at Cambridge University.
Katherine is the first woman to be appointed as Renter Warden of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, leading the
way for the next generation of female brewers around the world.