{"id":17377,"date":"2024-12-14T19:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T13:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=17377"},"modified":"2024-12-14T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T14:10:09","slug":"item_2_961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_2_961\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine India Moves: Gorakh Gaikwad to replace Karan Vasani as COO of Sula Vineyards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17377\" class=\"elementor elementor-17377\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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He has previously worked with different wineries in various capacities. He played a key role in establishing Sula winery in Karnataka from scratch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gorakh-gaikwad.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17387\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gorakh-gaikwad-300x172.webp\" alt=\"Wine India Moves: Gorakh Gaikwad to replace Karan Vasani as COO of Sula Vineyards\" width=\"226\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gorakh-gaikwad-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gorakh-gaikwad-1024x588.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gorakh-gaikwad-768x441.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gorakh-gaikwad.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>His passion and expertise have contributed significantly to the success and growth of the Company in the wine industry, according to Rajeev Samant, Founder CEO of the Sula Group.&nbsp; Gorakh will report to Rajeev.<\/p>\n<p>Karan who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_6_957\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">resigned<\/span><\/a> as the COO of the company, will relinquish his charge before or on 25 December, 2024 which will be his last working day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_2_842.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Heritage: Sula spells KADU in Karnataka<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subhash 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