<p>United Breweries Ltd (UBL), now part of Dutch brewing firm Heineken, on Thursday announced appointment of Vivek Gupta as Managing Director and CEO of the company.</p>.<p> Gupta, 47, joins UBL from B2B online trade platform Udaan.com and his appointment will be effective from September 25, 2023.</p>.<p> The UBL board at its meeting held on Thursday approved the appointment of Gupta as MD & CEO of the company, said a regulatory filing from the company which owns iconic beer brand Kingfisher.</p>.<p> Besides, he has been appointed as an additional director on the board, it added.</p>.<p> The appointment will be subject to approval of the shareholders of the company, UBL added.</p>.<p> Gupta, an engineering graduate with a Master’s in business management from IIM, Ahmedabad, has experience in working with homegrown Indian and global companies.</p>.<p> He shall hold office as MD & CEO for a period of five years with effect from September 25, 2023, which will be extendable subject to approval of the shareholders, the filing said.</p>.<p> Gupta has spent over two decades in leadership and commercial roles at P&G . His last position with P&G was as managing director of Australia and New Zealand.</p>.<p> On Gupta's appointment, Jacco van der Linden, Regional President APAC of Heineken and a member of the UBL board, said: "We recognise his resilience in building businesses and brands at a fast pace and in a complex environment. He brings solid global experience deeply rooted in India and has had substantial success in commercial and complex companies in traditional and digital environments.” </p><p>Headquartered at Bengaluru, UBL is the largest beer manufacturer in India. Its portfolio comprises brands such as Kingfisher, Heineken, Amstel, and Kingfisher Premium Water, Kingfisher Soda.</p>
<p>United Breweries Ltd (UBL), now part of Dutch brewing firm Heineken, on Thursday announced appointment of Vivek Gupta as Managing Director and CEO of the company.</p>.<p> Gupta, 47, joins UBL from B2B online trade platform Udaan.com and his appointment will be effective from September 25, 2023.</p>.<p> The UBL board at its meeting held on Thursday approved the appointment of Gupta as MD & CEO of the company, said a regulatory filing from the company which owns iconic beer brand Kingfisher.</p>.<p> Besides, he has been appointed as an additional director on the board, it added.</p>.<p> The appointment will be subject to approval of the shareholders of the company, UBL added.</p>.<p> Gupta, an engineering graduate with a Master’s in business management from IIM, Ahmedabad, has experience in working with homegrown Indian and global companies.</p>.<p> He shall hold office as MD & CEO for a period of five years with effect from September 25, 2023, which will be extendable subject to approval of the shareholders, the filing said.</p>.<p> Gupta has spent over two decades in leadership and commercial roles at P&G . His last position with P&G was as managing director of Australia and New Zealand.</p>.<p> On Gupta's appointment, Jacco van der Linden, Regional President APAC of Heineken and a member of the UBL board, said: "We recognise his resilience in building businesses and brands at a fast pace and in a complex environment. He brings solid global experience deeply rooted in India and has had substantial success in commercial and complex companies in traditional and digital environments.” </p><p>Headquartered at Bengaluru, UBL is the largest beer manufacturer in India. Its portfolio comprises brands such as Kingfisher, Heineken, Amstel, and Kingfisher Premium Water, Kingfisher Soda.</p>