Hindustan Unilever rejigs leadership team with focus on beauty wellbeing, personal care divisions

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has rejigged its management committee with focus on the beauty and personal care division.

The company announced that Madhusudhan Rao, executive director of Beauty & Wellbeing (B&W) and Personal Care (PC) businesses had retired.

Harman Dhillon and Kartik Chandrasekhar will join the HUL management committee as executive directors for Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care, respectively, from April 1, 2024.

To strengthen its digital ecosystem, HUL has appointed Arun Neelakantan will join as chief digital officer (CDO), effective January 1, 2024.

Commenting on the appointments, Rohit Jawa, CEO managing director of HUL in a statement said, “BPC continues to be a source of value creation for us. However, the business model, innovation rhythm and competitive landscape for both, B&W and PC are diverging. The transition will allow us to bring more focus and leverage our strong portfolio in both businesses. I am glad to have seasoned business leaders like Harman and Kartik to lead B&W and PC, respectively.”

“As a company we need to stay ahead of the trends, build new capabilities, and leverage technology to be future ready. I am confident that Arun will help the company leverage the digital infrastructure in India and accelerate the next phase of HUL’s transformation programme,” he added.

Rohit Jawa also extended gratitude to Madhusudhan Rao for his exceptional 32-year career with Unilever, acknowledging his significant contribution and wishing him success in his future endeavours.