Vinay Golikeri

Vinay Golikeri has extensive work experience in various roles within Bacardi. Vinay started their career at Bacardi in 2003 as a Marketing Manager and later became the Controller Marketing. Vinay then served as the General Manager Marketing before transitioning to the role of Global Marketing Manager for DEWAR'S Whisky. In 2011, they were appointed as the Marketing Director for Bacardi Global Travel Retail and successfully held this position until 2016 when they became the Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa in the same division. Vinay then moved on to become the Senior Commercial Director for Bacardi Global Travel Retail from 2017 to 2019. Most recently, Vinay served as the Managing Director for Bacardi Global Travel Retail until 2023.

Prior to joining Bacardi, Vinay gained experience at Nestle (India) Ltd as a Brand Manager for the Chocolates Group, specifically for Nestle KITKAT. Vinay also worked at Larsen & Toubro as a Graduate Engineer early in their career.

Vinay Golikeri completed their MBA in General Management and Marketing from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad between 1996 and 1998. Prior to that, they obtained a B Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, from 1991 to 1995. Earlier in their education, Vinay attended Rishi Valley School from 1982 to 1989, where they obtained their ICSE degree. Additionally, Vinay Golikeri has obtained several certifications from the Harvard Business School Executive Education program, including the Emilio Bacardi Harvard Business School Leadership Program in 2022, Module 3 in 2022, Module 2 in 2021, and Module 1 in 2021.