Diageo Names Lynn Walding Director of Control States

Dear Client: Diageo just announced it has appointed Lynn Walding as executive director of control states, effective immediately. You may recall that Lynn recently stepped down as administrator of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. Lynn will work closely with control state leadership regarding "Diageo's regulatory and legislative agenda, including market access." He will also work with Diageo's control state commercial team. He will report to Guy Smith, evp, corporate relations, Ken Lane, vp, state government affairs, and will be an