Francisco Javier Ferrán Larraz (born August 1956) is a Spanish businessman.^[1] He was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bacardi from 2003 to 2004.^[2][3]

Ferrán has been the chairman of Diageo since January 2017, when Franz Humer retired.^[4][5] His Diageo tenure was renewed in 2023 for three further years and is set to expire in October 2025.^[6] Ferrán also chairs British Airways' parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group.^[7]

Ferrán was born in August 1956.^[8] He graduated from the University of Barcelona and received a BA and MBA from ESADE, in Barcelona.^[1][2] He later earned an MA in Computer Information Systems from the University of Miami in 1984.^[1]

From 1979 to 1984, he worked for Lloyds TSB, including two years as vice President of the Miami, Florida branch.^[1] He joined Martini & Rossi in 1985, where he later served as managing director.^[1] He joined Bacardi in 1992, and served as regional president for Europe, Middle East and Africa from 1994.^[1][2] He served as president and CEO from March 2003 to November 2004.^[1][2][9] During his time at Bacardi, he oversaw the acquisition of Grey Goose vodka.^[10]

Since 2019, he has served as an operating partner with BlackRock's private equity fund. He was previously a partner of the London-based private equity firm Lion Capital LLP from 2005 to 2019.^[1][2][3] He has been a director at SABMiller.^[11] He is also on the board of directors of Associated British Foods and Agrolimen.^[3]