Diageo sheds 2,000 staff as CEO Dave Lewis kicks off restructuring

Drinks group’s workforce shrank last year after rise in employer taxes and decline in demand

Sir Dave Lewis, who is overseeing sweeping job cuts at drinks giant Diageo, could take home as much as £20m in pay next year.  The chief executive of the Guinness and Smirnoff maker could make as much as £20m in the year to June 2027, though he is more likely to make about £9m, according…

Diageo slashed nearly 2,000 jobs in the year to June as the struggling drinks giant launches a drastic restructuring to revive its fortunes.