Mahesh Madhavan

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Mahesh Madhavan
Born1963or1964(age 60–61) [1]
Madras (now Chennai), India
Alma mater Ramaiah Institute of Technology (BE)
SPJIMR (PGDM)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Bacardi
TermSeptember 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.

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Early life

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

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]

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