With the appointment of Priya Nair to the Unilever Leadership Executive, the top decision-making body at Unilever now has three Indians
Hindustan Unilever has provided a large talent pool for its global parent Unilever. Managers at the Indian subsidiary are seen as hard-nosed marketers who have the chops to succeed in any environment. Over the years the parent has used global assignments to prepare its top managers, known internally as listers, for larger roles. And most of HUL’s chief executives have spent time at headquarters where the top leadership team can get to know them. HUL’s current chief executive, Rohit Jawa, was chief transformation officer for Unilever in London.
Here are some of Hindustan Unilever’s managers who have had a role at the global parent: