Global spirits group Bacardi has named Vinay Golikeri as Regional President Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) and Global Travel Retail (GTR), in a promotion from his current post as Managing Director India and Southeast Asia.
The move is one of several senior leadership changes that are effective from 1 October.
Vijay Subramaniam, currently Regional President for AMEA and GTR, moves to the role of Regional President, Europe.
Elsewhere, Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Del Valle takes on the role as Regional President, Latin America, Caribbean. He most recently led Europe, in addition to Latin America & Caribbean.
Golikeri has spent 20+ years at Bacardi in commercial and marketing roles, and for the past three and a half years has been leading and growing top emerging markets.
He previously led GTR and brands at the country level. He now joins del Valle and Subramaniam on the company’s Global Leadership Team reporting to CEO Mahesh Madhavan.
Subramaniam took over as President of AMEA in 2018. He has also been responsible for GTR where the team “maximised strategic brand and commercial opportunities to capture the attention of travellers at some of the top destinations in the world,” said a Bacardi statement. He joined Bacardi in 2013 as Managing Director of India.
Del Valle’s career with the company spans 30 years in commercial and production roles across markets.
Madhavan said, “We’re proud to appoint exceptional talent from within our organisation into these critical roles. They have built their careers with us—progressing from market-level roles to some of the most senior positions in the company—which speaks to both their individual achievements and the strength of our talent pipeline.
“Their appointments reflect not only their accomplishments, but also our deep belief in growing and advancing leadership from within our own teams.” ✈
