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Bacardi announces regional leadership changes

Bacardi Limited has announced several internal executive leadership moves across the globe, including South East Asia.

Ignacio “Nacho” Del Valle will serve as Regional President, Latin America, Caribbean. He most recently led Europe, in addition to Latin America & Caribbean. A veteran of Bacardi, his career with the company spans 30 years in commercial and production roles across markets.

Vijay Subramaniam, currently Regional President for Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) and Global Travel Retail (GTR), moves to the role of Regional President, Europe. He took over the reigns as President of AMEA in 2018 and has also been responsible for Global Travel Retail. He began his Bacardi journey in 2013 as Managing Director of India.

Vinay Golikeri has been promoted from Managing Director India and Southeast Asia to Regional President AMEA and Global Travel Retail (GTR). He has spent more than 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.

Bacardi Limited CEO Mahesh Madhavan said: “We’re proud to appoint exceptional talent from within our organization 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.”

All appointments are effective 1 October 2026.

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