Ashwin Malik to head Whyte & Mackay, UB Group announces management reshuffle

03 October 2007

The UB Group today announced a series of changes in key management positions across several group companies.

Ashok Capoor, 54, has also been promoted and will move to Bangalore as deputy president of United Spirits Limited. Capoor has been with the UB Group for 15 years and has successfully led the western regional profit centre in his current assignment. In his new role as deputy president, he will be in-charge of all five regional profit centres as well as the CSD business of the UB Group.

Shekhar Ramamurthy, 46, who has been with the UB Group for 18 years, has been promoted to the position of deputy president of United Breweries Limited and in his new role, will look after operations in addition to overseeing sales and marketing.

A Harish Bhat, 54, who has been with the UB Group for 17 years, has been promoted to the position of deputy president and group treasurer. He played a key role in and successfully managed the recent large acquisitions and investments of the UB Group.

P A Murali, 49, who has been with the UB Group for 14 years, has been promoted to the position of deputy president, finance and administration of United Spirits Limited. He has successfully managed the merger of various group companies into United Spirits and he has admirably executed the recent acquisitions of Whyte & Mackay and Liquidity Inc.

N R Rajsekher, 51, currently chief operating officer of the Andhra Pradesh regional profit centre and who moved from Shaw Wallace now moves to Mumbai as chief operating officer of the western regional profit centre of United Spirits Limited consequent to the transfer of Ashok Capoor to Bangalore.