Diageo chief Ivan Menezes dies days after announcing he was to step down

The drinks executive was in recovering from emergency surgery on an ulcer

Ivan Menezes. Photo: Reuters/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

Pan Pylas

Ivan Menezes, one of the most influential figures in the global drinks industry over the past few decades and who was widely admired for his commitment to diversity, has died following a short illness. He was 63.