Bangalore: UB group''s newly acquired Scotch whisky company, Whyte & Mackay will soon have a new managing director as Bob Brannan, the managing director of the company since 2005 has resigned.

The UB Group is learnt to have short listed a top executive of a global FMCG company to head Whyte & Mackay and he is expected to take up his new assignment in another two months.

Two of UB''s senior officials have been deputed to Whyte & Mackay in senior positions. These are Alok Gupta who will head branding and marketing and Ashoke Roy who will head finance of the Scottish company.

Amrit Thomas who earlier headed Hindustan Unilever''s beverages division has now replaced Alok Gupta who used to head marketing for United Spirits.