Vivek is a Chartered Accountant with over 35 years’ experience as;
- Regional Director/CEO of Heineken-APB’s businesses in South Asia;
- CEO of the USD 700m soft drinks business of Thaibev in Thailand, where he led the turnaround from a loss of USD 70m pa to EBITDA breakeven in 18 months;
- CFO Asia and Regional M&A Director of SGX listed Heineken-APB;
- CFO of the beer business of Thai Beverages (USD 10bn largest beverage player in ASEAN);
- Senior finance positions in Nabisco/Danone’s agri based food business in Asia.
Vivek is a citizen of Singapore and has lived in Singapore, India, Thailand, Vietnam and in the Oceania region and has won awards from governmental bodies in Vietnam and Indi
Vivek is currently a Director/Forum Advisory Member of:
- Inbrew Asia and Inbrew Holdings Pte Ltd, the Singapore holding company of the USD 1.3 bn Top 3 alcobeverage company in India;
- JC Flowers, a Leading US global hedge fund’s fund management company in Singapore;
- Executive committee member of Grover Zampa Vineyard, a Top 3 wine player in India;
- A leading beverage, retail and construction conglomerate in North Asia;
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce;
- IMA Asia, a leading peer-to-peer forum of Fortune 500 Asia CEO’s and CXO’s; and
- Alpharock Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, which acts as Advisor to Corporates/Private Equity (turnaround) across Asia and Africa on Corporate Finance, M&A support, growth and turnaround.