Bacardi Limited Mourns Death of Manuel Rubiralta Diaz, Executive President of Bacardi y Compania, S.A. de C.V.HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Bacardi Limited mourns the loss of Manuel Rubiralta Diaz, 63, executive president of Bacardi y Compania, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Rubiralta had been overseeing Bacardi's commercial operations in Mexico since 2000. "We are deeply honored to have known Manuel as a friend and as president of Bacardi Mexico over the last 7 years. Manuel was successful in leading Bacardi Mexico out of a difficult operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. to becoming the leading spirits company in Mexico today. His integrity and commitment served as a beacon of light within the company," said Facundo L. Bacardi, chairman of Bacardi Limited. "We will never forget Manuel or the many achievements he accomplished in Mexico. We have all suffered a tremendous loss and our prayers are with Manuel's wife, Susana, and the entire Rubiralta family." "Manuel's intellect and enthusiasm in leading the company in Mexico inspired us all," added Andreas Gembler, president and chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited. "His dedication and keen business insight will be greatly missed. As our friend and colleague, we will miss him dearly." Mr. Rubiralta died unexpectedly yesterday in Bermuda and is survived by his wife and three children. While at Bacardi Mexico, Mr. Rubiralta had also served as president of Comision de la Industria de Vinos y Licores (CIVYL) and president of Fundacion de Investigaciones Sociales, A.C. (FISAC FISAC Federal Information Services and Applications Council FISAC Federazione Italiana Sindacale Lavoratori Assicurazioni Credito (Italian labor union) ). Prior to joining Bacardi Mexico, Mr. Rubiralta held leadership positions with Grumo, Grupo Televisa, Pepsico de Mexico, Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc and Colgate Palmolive. Mr. Rubiralta lived in Mexico. Arrangements have not yet been made. Bacardi Limited is the largest privately held spirits company in the world and produces and markets a variety of internationally recognized spirits. Bacardi Limited's brand portfolio consists of more than 250 brands and labels, including: BACARDI rum, the world's number-one selling rum; GREY GOOSE vodka, the world leader in ultra premium vodka; DEWAR'S scotch whisky Scotch whisky n. A whiskey distilled in Scotland from malted barley. Noun 1. Scotch whisky - whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still , the number-one selling blended scotch whisky in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Bombay Sapphire is a brand of gin distributed by Bacardi, launched in 1987, having been named via a competitive process whereby a number of leading Madison Avenue agencies were played off against each other. The name hints at the origins of gin's popularity in the British Raj. gin, the top selling ultra premium gin in the United States and one of the fastest-growing brands in the spirits industry; CAZADORES blue agave blue agave n. A blue-leaved Mexican agave (Agave tequilana var. weber) used especially in making tequila. tequila tequila Distilled liquor, usually clear in colour and unaged, made from the fermented juice of the Mexican agave plant. (See agave family.) It contains 40–50% alcohol. , the top selling 100 percent blue agave tequila worldwide; MARTINI & ROSSI vermouth vermouth (vərm  th`), blend of white wines fortified with additional alcohol and flavored with aromatic herbs, spices, and roots. It contains up to 19% alcohol. , the world leader in vermouth; and other
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