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He was President & Managing Director of Triumph Distillers & Vintners Private Limited, a
company that he promoted in 2002. This company successfully acquired UDV’s domestic
portfolio, by way of a management buy-out in India, from Diageo. In the last few years since
Triumph was in operation, the company acquired from Polychem Limited, their brands, namely,
Alcazar Vodka and Men’s Club Whisky and Brandy. Prior to starting Triumph, Mr. Roy was
President of Guinness UDV for South Asia, India, Russia and the Baltics. Guinness UDV is part of
Diageo plc. Mr. Roy’s association with Diageo plc began in November 1993, when he quit the
position of Managing Director of Herbertsons Limited, to start from scratch International
Distillers (India) Limited (now UDV India Limited) a joint venture between Polychem Limited and
International Distillers & Vintners (now Guinness UDV), the world’s largest premium drinks
company. UDV went on to become a formidable player in the premium drinks business in India.
Gilbey’s Green Label Whisky was launched by Mr. Roy and it was largely responsible for putting
Diageo on the Indian map.
Mr. Roy has also managed the UDV business in Indo-China, Thailand and India. Before joining
International Distillers in November 1993, Mr. Roy was associated with The UB Group. The last
job he held with UB was as Managing Director of Herbertsons Limited.
Before Herbertsons, Mr. Roy was the Head of Marketing and Sales, McDowell & Co. Ltd. since
January 1983. He has been credited with changing the profile of McDowell from a supply driven
company to that of a company focused on consumer needs with a strong marketing, selling and
distribution orientation. He championed the revamping of McDowell brands, especially
McDowell’s No.1 Whisky and McDowell’s No.1 Brandy.
During his working career, Mr. Deepak Roy was sponsored to ‘Advance Marketing Management
Programme’ in Harvard Business School, U.S.A. He has also handled short but challenging
assignments with The UB Group in various countries like Africa and Pakistan in the company’s
paint subsidiaries.
Mr. Joginder Singh Dhamija, Non-Executive & Independent Director
Mr. Joginder Singh Dhamija, aged 75 years, is a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the
Company. He is a B.A. and LLB from Punjab University, and Member, Punjab Civil Services. Mr.
Dhamija has about 46 years of experience. He was Member of Punjab Civil Services from 1961
to 1979-1980 during which period he held a number of judicial, executive and administrative
assignments. He was Managing Director, Punjab Tanneries and Chairman, Punjab Footwears
Limited, Punjab State Government Undertakings from 1974 to 1979. He sought premature
retirement and joined Tata Exports Ltd. (now Tata International) in 1979 as General Manager
and Head of Leather Division at Dewas (Madhya Pradesh). He moved to the UB Group in 1982
as Chief Executive of their brewery unit, M/s Punjab Breweries. In 1987, he became Senior Vice
President and Head of Breweries Division. He retired as President in 1995 and was Advisor,
Breweries Division from 1997 to 1997. During this period, he was also the Chairman of various
subsidiary companies such as Premier Distilleries Ltd., Palghat; Kesarwal Beverages Ltd., Goad;
Kalyani Breweries Ltd., Kalyani; and Director of various other companies of the Group. He was
Corporate Advisor, Narang Industries Ltd. and spearheaded their joint venture arrangements
with M/s SAB, Johannesburg/London. Mr. Dhamija later was the Vice Chairman of SAB India
(Pvt.) Limited from 1999-2002 and Director, Mysore Breweries Ltd. and PAL Distilleries,
Bangalore. Mr. Dhamija was Advisor to the Chairperson of M/s Shaw Wallace & Co. Ltd between
2003-05. Between 2005 and 2006, he was Vice Chairman of Bagga Millennium Liquors Private
Limited. In September 1995, Mr. Dhamija took charge as President and Head of Business of UB
Group’s Beer Division. He was also Member of the Corporate Executive Committee.
In 2000, he joined as Director and Vice Chairman of SAB India (South African Breweries) and
continued with them till 2004. He was subsequently associated as Advisor to the Chairperson of
Shaw Wallace & Co. Ltd for two years. Mr. Dhamija joined Globus Spirits as Director on April 20,
2007.
Mr. Santosh Kumar Bishwal, Non-Executive & Independent Director
Mr. Santosh Kumar Bishwal, aged 62 years, is a Non-Executive and Independent Director. He is
a B.Sc (Mechanical Engg) from REC, Rourkela and M.Tech (Industrial Engineering & Operations
Research) from IIT, Kharagpur. Mr. Bishwal started his career in August 1970 as Industrial
Engineer with Union Carbide India Ltd in its Battery Products Division (Eveready). He later
became Production Manager in its 3 different manufacturing units, and later became Chief
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