Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has announced a new appointment to the Management Committee of the company. The Foods and Refreshments (F&R) business will now be organized into two separate businesses of Foods and Refreshments. The reorganization into two separate businesses will enable sharper focus and help to fully leverage the growth opportunities in line with HUL’s ambitions. This change is in alignment with the category structure of Unilever globally.

Sudhir Sitapati currently Regional Category Vice President, Refreshments (South Asia & Africa), Unilever, will be inducted into the Management Committee of HUL as Executive Director, Refreshments. Geetu Verma, currently Executive Director (Foods & Refreshments) will continue to look after the Foods business. Both the businesses have registered strong growth under Geetu’s able leadership and have now reached significant scale.

Hindustan Unilever is India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 80 years in India and touches the lives of nine out of ten Indian households.