Sharad Gautam

About Sharad Gautam

Sharad is a dynamic and high performing business professional with over 20 years experience across the United Kingdom and India, with a proven track record in Customer Marketing, Account Management, Strategic Planning, Business Development, P&L Management, Marketing, Channel planning, GTM / RTM strategy, Analytics, Sales Force Automation, MDM construct, New Product Commercialization and Launches, Category Management and People Management, demonstrating the ability to achieve significant business results in a fast moving and pressurized environment and rising to challenges and change. Sharad\'s expertise lies in managing a diverse portfolio of domestic and luxury Imported brands across the Off and On Trade channels and working successfully across complex matrix organisations. Sharad is currently working for Bacardi India as their National Key Accounts Head, having moved from Diageo India where he served as Category head for Scotches and Reserve Portfolio managing brands like Johnnie Walker. Prior to moving to India, Sharad had served as a Senior National Account Manager at Diageo Great Britain and Beam Global Spirits and Maxxium UK, managing their most high profile accounts like Greeneking, The Spirit Group and JD Wetherspoon. Sharad also served in the Indian Armed forces as a Captain and has the distinction of commanding a company of 120 men in actual battlefield conditions.

Experience

1. National Key Accounts Head Pernod Ricard India

   Pernod Ricard

   Mar 2023 — Present · IN

Education

• Middlesex University

  MBA, Strategy, Marketing and Finance

  2000 — 2002

• Wines and Spirits Educational Trust

  Diploma, Wines and Spirits

  2005 — 2006

• St.Josephs College, Bangalore, India

  B.Sc, Microbiology

  1991 — 1993