Women Who Rule the Indian Liquor Industry

Abanti Sankaranarayanan

Abanti Sankaranarayanan, BA (Economics) MBA- MM has been Marketing Director at DIAGEO India since July 2010 and has been its Deputy Managing Director since January 27, 2012. Sankaranarayanan served as Headband at the Tata Administrative Service. Sankaranarayanan worked in the marketing / sales functions of Tata Tea, Tetley (UK) and Taj Group.  Sankaranarayanan served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Tata Enterprises' Mount Everest mineral water, managing the branding and launch of Himalayan botted water. She has over 15 years of work experience in Manufacturing and Hospitality Industry. She served as an Executive Director of Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd. since August 22, 2007 until June 2010. She is a University Gold medalist & Graduate in Economics from St Stephens College, Delhi, and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

Abanti and Zanita along with Mamta Sundara (legal) and Sarah Walton (HR), make up Diageo's women leadership under Managing Director Roland Abela in India.