Diageo Awards Exel Transportation Johnnie Walker Blue Award for Overall Carrier of the Year

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (Oct. 6, 2010) – Exel Transportation, an operating unit of Exel, the North American leader in supply chain management and a Deutsche Post DHL company, has earned the prestigious Johnnie Walker Blue Award for Best Overall Carrier from Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company with outstanding brands including Crown Royal, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan and Guinness.

Exel Transportation’s Mesquite, Texas, office provides intermodal services for Diageo, and has been recognized as a core carrier partner since 2005. Exel Transportation earned the award as a result of the highest cumulative score across Diageo’s four primary key performance indicators including on-time pick-up, on-time delivery, tender acceptance and shipment status compliance.

“Exel Transportation earned our Overall Carrier of the Year award for its exceptional service during our 2010 fiscal year,” said Simon Wootton, Logistics Director, Diageo. “This carrier partner has consistently executed at a high level while maintaining in excess of 99 percent tender acceptance throughout the year.” The Exel Transportation team was also noted for going above and beyond in meeting the needs of both Diageo and its customers.

Todd Thompson, vice president and general manager of Exel Transportation said, “We are proud to be recognized by such a valued and long-term customer, and I believe that our team’s dedication to ‘getting it done’ helps Diageo continue to maintain its high customer service standards.”

About Exel

Exel is the North American leader in contract logistics, providing customer-focused solutions to a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, chemical, consumer, energy, industrial, life sciences, retail and technology. Exel’s innovative supply chain solutions, skilled people and regional coverage, bring together all aspects of contract logistics in addition to a wide range of integrated, value-added and specialist services. Exel is a wholly owned entity of Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading logistics group. For more information, visit www.exel.com.

About Diageo

Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines, and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines.

Diageo is a global company, trading in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at Diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.

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