Helen Gourdin

Senior Counsel, Global Compliance, DIAGEO

Helen has recently been appointed as Diageo’s Group Privacy Officer having previously been Diageo’s Senior Counsel Global Compliance and group subject matter expert in anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, non-facilitation of tax evasion and on leading above-market investigations. Helen Gourdin started her career at Clifford Chance, focusing primarily on commercial matters. In 2002, she joined Diageo as New Business Ventures Counsel. She then took on a role as Senior Counsel, Corporate Centre. Her previous responsibilities have included chairing the Digital Governance Leadership Team with her team reports looking after tax, compliance, projects and corporate governance matters.