Rodney Williams led the iconic Guinness Beer business in North America as well Diageo’s industry-leading spirits portfolio in Canada. Before joining Diageo in 2022, Rodney spent 11 years at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, where he most recently served as the global president and CEO of Belvedere Vodka. Under his leadership, Poland-based Belvedere was the first distillery to win a green energy grant from the European Commission, achieved carbon neutral operations, and was named Positive Luxury’s Innovative Producer of the Year in 2021. Prior to Belvedere, he was the chief marketing officer for Moët Hennessy USA’s storied portfolio of luxury champagne, wine, and spirit brands. Rodney’s tenure at Moët Hennessy began as senior vice president for Hennessy, where his team led the brand out of four years of no growth to record sales and earnings.

Previously, Rodney served as senior vice president of classics brands at Jackson Family Wines, and senior vice president at Robert Mondavi before and after it was acquired by Constellation Brands. He began his career at Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble. Rodney serves as a strategic advisor to Zitti, Reach TV, and CKBG, and is a member of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures and the Executive Leadership Council. He earned a bachelor of arts from Amherst College and a masters of business administration from the Kellogg School, Northwestern University.