United Spirits Ltd. has sold 100 million cases and became the second-largest spirits company in the world by volume. Mallya ceded management control of the company in 2012 to Diageo. He is chairman of United National Breweries. Aside from alcohol the group of companies focuses on life sciences, agriculture, chemicals, engineering, aviation, and information technology. In 2007 he was part of a group who purchased the Formula One racing team Spyker. The team named changed to Force India F1 and then Sahara Force India. He has had a career in politics and is an Independent MP. Mallya has been recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year from The Asian Awards and as a “Global leader for tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum.