Jeff Lockett

Jeff Lockett is an experienced Regional Quality Manager with a career spanning over two decades in the beverage and manufacturing sectors. Currently at Diageo since July 2002, Jeff leads a team of 10 Quality Executives in the Midlands and Wales, focusing on supporting over 20,000 On-Trade Customers through the management of Draught Guinness equipment and promoting consumer engagement with brands such as Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, and Gordon's. Previously, Jeff held roles as a Customer Database Development and Training Executive and Sales/Business Development Executive at Diageo, working with a portfolio of premium brands. Additionally, Jeff served as Regional Quality Manager at Celli Group from October 2021 to February 2024 and was a Senior Engineering Inspector at B & D Patterns Ltd, which specialized in components for the Aerospace Industry, where management of a team of 5 Quality Inspectors was a key responsibility.