Hindustan Unilever Limited at it board meeting held on December 1, 2023 appointed Mr. Kartik Chandrasekhar(48), presently the Head of Oral Care Category and Skin Cleansing for Developing & Emerging markets, as a Member of the Management Committee of the Company designated as Executive Director, Personal Care with effect from 1st April, 2024, Ms. Harman Dhillon (44), presently India Skin Care Head, as a Member of the Management Committee of the Company designated as Executive Director, Beauty & Wellbeing with effect from 1st April, 2024 and Mr. Arun Neelakantan, presently Head Digital Transformation and Growth - South Asia, as a Member of the Management Committee of the Company designated as Chief Digital Officer with effect from 1st January, 2024. The Board also took note of the retirement of Mr. Madhusudhan Rao as the Executive Director, Beauty and Personal Care and a Member of the Management Committee of the Company with effect from 1st April, 2024. Harman, currently India Skin Care Head, joined HUL in 2006, and over the last 17 years, she has built deep expertise in Beauty & Wellbeing. Between 2015-16, Harman led the TRESemmé business as Global Brand Director, based out of London. She launched two iconic haircare brands, Dove Hair and TRESemmé, in India. Her deep understanding of the consumer and beauty categories resulted in several path-breaking marketing campaigns such as the Dove `Stop the Beauty Test' and Clinic Plus `Meri Beti Strong'. In recent years, she led a transformation of the Skin Care business, with a comprehensive revamp of brands like Lakmé. Kartik is currently the Global Vice President and Head of Oral Care & Skin Cleansing for D&E markets. Kartik joined HUL as a Management trainee in 1998, and since then, he has worked across Unilever businesses in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In his career spanning more than 25 years, Kartik has worked extensively in Marketing across categories. In his previous role as the Global Vice President for Lifebuoy, he led the brand to become the world's no 1 hygiene brand and carried out one of the largest skin cleansing market development activities with the Lifebuoy handwashing campaign. In his current role, he has significantly strengthened the competitiveness of Oral Care globally in Unilever. Arun, currently Vice President, Digital Transformation & Growth, joined HUL in 2006 and has a proven
track record in various roles in Customer Development and Marketing. He has robust experience across General Trade, Modern Trade, Customer Marketing and Brand Building. In his previous role as Regional Manager, leading the company's largest branch in Chennai, Arun was able to deliver market-beating growth consistently. In his current role, Arun helped accelerate HUL's journey towards being an intelligent enterprise through cross-functional collaboration.
Hindustan Unilever specializes in manufacturing and marketing of cleaning and food products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- personal care products (46%): hair and skin care products, dental and deodorant products (brands Aviance, Dove, Sunsilk, Lux, Pond's, Axe, Rexona, Close Up, etc.);
- house cleaning and laundry care products (33.9%): soaps, dishwashing liquids, detergents, stain removers and cleaners (brands Active Wheel, Comfort, Cif, Sunlight, Vim, etc.);
- food products and beverages (18.8%): culinary products, sauces, oils and margarines (brands Knorr, Kissan, Annapurna, etc.), ice creams (Kwality Wall's), teas and coffees (brands 3 Roses, Red Label, Lipton, Bru, Taj Mahal);
- other (1.3%).
At the end of March 2019, the group had 28 production sites in India.
India accounts for 96% of net sales.
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