Vikash Bakrewala

Chief Operating Officer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Forbes India 30 under 30 - 2020
Top 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow - St Gallen University
Expert in scaling businesses and teams

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales and Marketing Leader in the FMCG and Alcobev industries.

Contact

vikashbakrewal@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Fmcg SalesLeadershipAlcobev

Other Skills

ACE Certified Personal TrainerALCOAlcoholic BeveragesAnalyticsBiscuitsBrand AwarenessBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyConsultingConsumer BehaviourConsumer MarketingCreative BriefsDirect Sales

About

Sales & Marketing Leader with extensive experience across Alcobev, Fmcg & Telecom industries. One amongst the prestigious cohort of Forbes India 30 under 30 - 2020. Chosen as a part of the Top 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow - St Gallen University, Switzerland. Deeply passionate about building and scaling up businesses and teams. https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30-2020/vikash-bakrewala-bira039s-cheerleader/57547/1

Experience

Geist brewing co.

2 roles

Chief Operating Officer

Promoted

Jun 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Vice President

Jun 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bel

Chief de Zone

Oct 2020 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Forbes india

Forbes 30 Under 30 | 2019-2020

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

LeadershipAlcoholic Beverages

Bira 91

2 roles

Division Director

Promoted

Aug 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

LiquorFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) SalesAlcobevLeadershipAlcoholic BeveragesFMCG Sales

City Head

May 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) SalesAlcobevAlcoholic BeveragesFMCG Sales

Vodafone

2 roles

Area Sales Manager

Promoted

Mar 2017 – May 2017 · 2 mos

Discover Graduate

Jun 2016 – May 2017 · 11 mos

St. gallen symposium

Leader of Tomorrow 2016

Jan 2016 – May 2016 · 4 mos · Switzerland

Amongst the cohort of top 100 Leaders of Tomorrow from around the globe at the prestigious St. Gallen's Symposium 2016. My paper on Involvement Growth as an alternative to Economic growth was adjudged among the top-100 papers from the around the world. The forum is one of the most prestigious gatherings around the world that attracts top leaders from the world of business, politics & academia.

Britannia industries limited

Brand Team - Summer Intern , Premium Creams Division

Apr 2015 – May 2015 · 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Axsiom

Associate Broker

Oct 2013 – Apr 2014 · 6 mos

Tata consultancy services

Functional Lead at CitiTest Factory- Asia Regional Banks

Feb 2013 – May 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Kolkata Area, India

Tata jagriti yatra

Selected as a sponsored Yatri for Tata's Jagriti Yatra,2012 from a pool of thousands of applicants.

Dec 2012 – Dec 2012 · 0 mo

Jagriti Yatra
1 Train | 12 Destinations | 15 Role Models
15 Days | 450 Youths | 8000 kms
A Journey of discovery and transformation...
Jagriti Yatra is an ambitious train journey of discovery and transformation that takes hundreds of India's highly motivated youth on an 15 day national odyssey. The aim is to awaken the spirit of entrepreneurship.The vision of Jagriti is to inspire young Indians living in the middle of the Indian demographic diamond (Rs 40 - Rs 120 per day) to lead development by taking to enterprise. By doing so, they can turn from job seekers to job creators

Heraut manpower solutions

2 roles

Creative Partner

Jul 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

Social Media Specialist

Jun 2012 – Jul 2012 · 1 mo

Tata steel

Intern

Jan 2012 – May 2012 · 4 mos · LD Shop # 1

Developed deep understanding on the automation control systems involved in both Primary as well as Secondary steel making processes.Assisted in development and testing of EOT crane communication systems designed on Microsoft Visual Studio platform.Also developed an understanding on the mechanical aspects from iron melting to final casting at Tata Steel.

Model united nations manipal summit

Liaison Ofiicer

Jul 2008 – Jul 2008 · 0 mo · Manipal , Karnataka

Managed the proceeding of the first & the biggest Model United Nation in South India (2008).The summit was a huge success which saw the participation of students from Lady Shriram College Delhi, R.V.C.E , Bangalore & Manipal University.