Mahesh Madhavan
Mahesh Madhavan | |
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Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)[1] Madras (now Chennai), India |
Alma mater | Ramaiah Institute of Technology (BE) SPJIMR (PGDM) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | CEO, Bacardi |
Term | September 2017- |
Predecessor | Mike Dolan |
Mahesh Madhavan (born 1963/1964) is an Indian businessman, and the CEO of Bacardi, the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world, since September 2017.
Early life
[edit]Madhavan was born in Madras (now Chennai), India.[2]
Madhavan graduated from the Ramaiah Institute of Technology, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering,[3] and later earned a post graduate diploma in management (PGDM) from SPJIMR in 1988.[4]
Career
[edit]He began his career in engineering, "building warships for the navy", before earning a PGDM and entering the consumer goods sector, initially at International Distillers & Vintners (IDV).[2]
In 1997, Madhavan left IDV and joined Bacardi.[2]
Madhavan was Bacardi's Asia, Middle East and Africa president before being the head for Europe based in Geneva until he succeeded Mike Dolan as CEO on 30 September 2017.[5][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Executive Profile: Mahesh Madhavan". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mahesh Madhavan lays out vision for Bacardi's future". thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Mahesh Madhavan - New CEO of Bacardi". msritalumni.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Alumni Achievers". spjimr.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bacardi names Mahesh Madhavan as CEO". thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.