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Nishant Sharma

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Founder and Group CEO at Rosslyn Distillery Ltd
📍 Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom

Nishant Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Rutland Square Spirits, building a global brand from his base in Edinburgh, Scotland. Leveraging a decade of experience at firms like BlackRock and a family legacy in spirits, he blends his Indian heritage with Scottish craftsmanship. Colleagues describe him as creative and proactive.

Originally from Assam, India, Nishants personal story is deeply intertwined with his professional one, drawing inspiration from his great-grandfather, a spirits blender. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two children, and has previously worked on film and television projects with entities like the BBC.

His entrepreneurial journey has been one of resilience, overcoming a near-fatal heart attack at age 35, which was brought on by the stress of building his company from the ground up.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Founder and Group CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom
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Spirits Innovation
He created the world's first oolong white tea-infused chai-spiced gin, merging his family's Assam tea heritage with Scottish distilling traditions.
Building Global Brands
His stated goal is building a Scotland-headquartered global consumer brand group, recently recognized by the UK Government for its expansion plans in India.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Founder and Group CEO
Rosslyn Distillery Ltd
1-2021
Founder/CEO at Rutland Square Spirits Ltd
Rutland Square Spirits Ltd
8-2018 - 7-2021
Change Management- Solution and Design
HSBC
9-2015 - 7-2018
Billings Operations Associate
BlackRock
10-2014 - 8-2015
Corporate Operations - (Project Accenture)
Lloyds Banking Group
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Education
2008 - 2010
HND
Glasgow Metropolitan College
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