Shekhar Swarup named CEO of Globus Spirits

NEW DELHI: Sometimes the next chief executive is already in the room. At Globus Spirits, that person is Shekhar Swarup.

The company has named Swarup as its chief executive officer, elevating a long-time insider who has spent nearly two decades helping shape the liquor maker’s operations and growth strategy.

Swarup has been with the company for over 17 years and most recently served as joint managing director, a role he has held since 2017. During this period, he worked closely on expanding Globus Spirits’ manufacturing footprint and strengthening its consumer brands portfolio.

Before that, he served as executive director from 2011 to 2017 and earlier held an executive role at the company between 2008 and 2011.

Headquartered in New Delhi, Globus Spirits operates across the alcohol value chain, manufacturing and marketing Indian Made Indian Liquor and Indian Made Foreign Liquor while also producing bulk alcohol and offering contract bottling services to other liquor companies.

The company is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of Grain Neutral Spirit, with installed capacities of about 500 kilolitres per day across four states. It also bottles around 1.5 million nine-litre cases every month, with nearly 80 per cent coming from its own brands.

Outside the company, Swarup is the founder of India Craft Spirits Co and serves as vice president of the All India Distillers’ Association.

An alumnus of the University of Bradford, where he studied Business and Management, Swarup also completed the Owner President Management programme at Harvard Business School between 2022 and 2024.

With his elevation, the company is signalling continuity at the top, placing a seasoned hand on the wheel as it looks to build on its presence in India’s competitive spirits market.