United Spirits CEO Kripalu quits, Hina Nagarajan is the next CEO


Published On: Friday, December 11, 2020 | By:

United Spirits CEO Kripalu quits, Hina Nagarajan is the next CEO

India's largest liquor brand United Spirits Ltd (USL) on December 10 appointed new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer named Hina Nagarajan effective from July 1st 2021. Anand Kripalu who was CEO and MD for seven years since 2014 will step down on June 30.Nagarajan, an Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad graduate is the first woman to lead USL and also the first woman leading a liquor company of such a large scale in the country. Nagarajan who joined Diageo in summer 2018, is currently the managing director of the Africa Regional Markets (ARM) at Diageo and will join USL as the CEO-Designate from April 1 and, will be based in Bengaluru and will work closely with Kripalu to ensure a smooth transition, the company said. She will report to John Kennedy, the president of Diageo Europe and India.

Nagarajan has led operations in Ghana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, the Indian Ocean, Angola and several other countries since joining Diageo in the summer of 2018.

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