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The board of directors of Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has appointed Michael J Dolan as Interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Michael J Dolan has been a member of the board of Bacardi since 2009.

He most recently served as chairman and chief executive of IMG Worldwide, a global leader in sports, fashion and media.

Michael J Dolan.

Bacardi produces and markets a range of internationally recognized spirits and wines. The portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDÍ® rum, the world’s best-selling and most-awarded rum, as well as the world’s most-awarded spirit; GREY GOOSE® vodka, the world’s leading super-premium vodka; DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch whisky, the world’s most-awarded blended Scotch; BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, the top-valued and fastest-growing premium gin in the world; MARTINI® vermouth and sparkling wines, the world’s leading vermouth and the world’s favorite Italian sparkling wines; CAZADORES® 100% blue agave tequila, one of the most popular premium tequilas in Mexico and the United States; and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSON’S®, the fastest-growing global Scotch whisky brand; ERISTOFF® vodka, one of the fastest-growing vodka brands in the world; and ST-GERMAIN®, a super-premium elderflower liqueur.