United Spirits Ltd. announced the appointment of Sanjeev Churiwala (Mr. Sanjeev) as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 16, 2015. Mr. Sanjeev joins USL from LafargeHolcim's Indian subsidiary, Ambuja Cements, where he held the position of CFO since early 2011. Mr. Sanjeev has been with the Ambuja Cements-LafargeHolcim group for about two decades in roles that included finance, business development, project management, commercial operations, business and financial integration.

Mr. Sanjeev replaces Mr. Vinod Rao, Finance Director, Asia Pacific at Diageo, who has been serving as interim Head of Finance.