Bacardi names presidents for APAC, MEA

BACARDI Limited has appointed Jon Grey to handle the company’s commercial operations of premium spirits in the Asia Pacific region, and Mahesh Madhavan to lead the operations for the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region.

From 2005 to 2011, Mr Grey was the regional president for the MEA region, and has served as senior vice president of Global Operations for the past nine years. He succeeds Siddik Tetík, who recently announced his decision to leave Bacardi Limited.

Mr Madhavan has been with Bacardi for 18 years. He was previously managing director of MEA, and during his tenure, also held roles within various emerging markets including managing director of India, Thailand and Philippines, as well as South Asia and Southeast Asia. He replaces Mr Grey in his capacity as regional president for MEA.