Ravi Varma

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ABOUT RAVI VARMA

Ravi Varma has 27 years experience in Liquor operations, Business and Sustainability. As passionate as on day one, Combined with optimum knowledge in operating units, Outsourcing and Tie-up operations, planning and project management with an in-depth Industry Solutions exposure. A Proactive approach clubbed with understanding of best practice and a lucrative methodology to create multilayer business solutions with hawk’s eye on details at all levels in order to achieve perfection. This versatility has enabled execute four major turnkey projects in relatively different business areas. Ravi Varma presently heads Business of Diageo India’s Subsidiary - Pioneer Distilleries Ltd, as Managing Director. Prior to the current role he has Lead manufacturing at Diageo India‘s United Spirits Limited, As DGM and Later as GM MFG heading Unit:Nacharam, Jan2013 till Sep 2018. Four years till Dec 2012 in A Business role for about four years as Chief Executive heading Region and responsible for manufacturing, sales and marketing operations for Khoday in AP & TN on behalf of M&S Bottling Co.Prior to the regional portfolio, was heading Manufacturing in A.P. for MGM Group Company, M/s.Kamal Wineries based at Hyderabad. While in MGM additional opportunity to lead Sales Team in A.P. and to handle functional responsibility of monitoring Distillery operations in Tamil Nadu, the hospitality division and business development in A.P. Prior to MGM, Ravi Varma served in Shaw Wallace for 12 years in Own as well as Tie-up Units. In Tie up as Unit In-charge and later as Co-ordinate for Tie-ups in A.P. Was in-charge of planning, outsourcing, supply chain, ensuring manufacture while ensuring Budget compliance. Unit profitability through effective monitoring of manufacturing operations, statutory and excise compliances. Most importantly to ensure set standards of all inputs through QA & QC, Blend consistency by maintaining uniformity in system implementation.Core expertise: Cost control, Business and transformational Leadership. Liquor operations, heading various teams involving manufacturing, sales and marketing, financial stability, Logistics and commercial, brand development and outsourcing. Dynamic and Critical business roles while on board as Director in four companies with high value projects between 20••••20.