RE:Arm chair quarter backsTom Looney (current Aphria board member)
Tom Looney is the former President of Diageo US Spirits & Canada. In this position Tom had full responsibility for the growth and development of the company’s spirits business in the United States & Canada including brands such as Smirnoff, Crown Royal, Baileys, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan and Ketel One. Tom was also a member of Diageo’s North American Executive Team.
Tom’s career spans 30 plus years in the beverage alcohol industry. Previously, Tom held the position of President, Diageo Beer Company overseeing US sales, finance, marketing and innovation teams. Prior to that, Tom was Chief Commercial Officer where he oversaw the pricing strategy, business analytics and commercial marketing functions across spirits, beer and wine for North America. Tom has also held a variety of roles in finance, customer marketing and strategy roles, including SVP of global business support. He also had responsibility for new business development in North America where his responsibilities included M&A work and route to consumer strategy development.
During his time with Diageo, Tom delivered sustainable growth; through delivery of innovation brands; resourced top talent; built organizational capability; led several reorganizations to successful integration; developed and enhanced long-standing relationships with distributor and retail customers and helped to build Diageo’s brands with consumers.
Tom graduated from University of Florida Warrington School of Business and subsequently attended executive training courses at Wharton School of Business for Finance and Marketing.