Unilever: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Nov 2022

Work Model

Unilever starts -day work week trial in Australia

Nov 11, 2022

UltraTech Cement appoints Gautam Sharma as Vice President HR

UltraTech Cement Limited, a part of Aditya Birla Group has announced the appointment of Gautam Sharm...

Appointments

Jun 16, 2022

UltraTech Cement appoints Gautam Sharma as Vice President HR

Unilever has elevated BP Biddappa as Chief HR Officer, Global Home Care

Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company has elevated BP Biddappanbspas Chief HR Officer f...

Appointments

May 24, 2022

Unilever has elevated BP Biddappa as Chief HR Officer, Global Home Care

Pine Labs appoints Amazon Indias ex-HR Head Vijayalakshmi as CPO

A leading merchant commerce platform, Pine Labs has appointed Vijayalakshmi Swaminathan as Chief Peo...

Appointments

May 14, 2022

Pine Labs appoints Amazon Indias ex-HR Head Vijayalakshmi as CPO

CHRO Move

JSW Steel appoints Priya Ranjan Kumar as Vice President- HR

JSW Steel Limited has appointed Priya Ranjan Kumar as its Vice President-HR. Prior to this, he was associated with Viraj Profiles, a stainless steel manufacturer as SVP & CHRO. Priya Ranjan Kumar has more than 24 years of experience in the areas of Human Resources Management from the shop floor to the enterprise level in […]

Apr 19, 2022

Appointments

Aditi Patwardhan joins FCB Interface as Chief Strategy Officer

FCB Interface, an advertising & digital agency has announced the appointment of Aditi Patwardhan as the Chief Strategy Officer. She will be based out of Mumbai. In her role, Patwardhan will be leading the strategy mandate to drive the next level of growth for the agency. Patwardhan has over 25 years of experience in the […]

Feb 14, 2022

C-Suite Move

Kellogg appoints Prashant Peres as MD for India & South Asia

Today, Kellogg India has announced the appointment of Prashant Peres as Managing Director for India and South Asia markets. In this new role, he will steer the business forward in its endeavor to serve consumers with its wide array of food offerings. He replaces Mohit Anand, who has been elevated to the role of General […]

Feb 9, 2022

C-Suite Move

Unilever simplifies organization, names a new Chief People Officer

Unilever will move away from its current matrix structure and will be organised around five distinct Business Groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. Each Business Group will be fully responsible and accountable for their strategy, growth, and profit delivery globally, it said. Alan Jope, CEO Unilever, explains, “Our new […]

Jan 27, 2022

Industry

Unilever to cut jobs across all regions

Unilever PLC plans to slash thousands of management positions across its operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The job cuts will be in the “low thousands“, the person said. The development comes on the heels of reports that activist investor Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, Trian Partners, is building an unspecified stake […]

Jan 25, 2022

C-Suite Move

Unilever has announced some changes to its top leadership team

Leena Nair, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), has decided to leave the company in January 2022 to pursue a new career opportunity as Global Chief Executive Officer, Chanel Limited. Nair, an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, had joined HUL, Unilever’s Indian subsidiary in 1992 and worked for 30 years. Alan Jope, Unilever CEO said, “I would […]

Dec 19, 2021

C-Suite Move

Zomato strengthens leadership team with two appointments

Zomato, a leading food services technology platform in India appoints Anjalli Ravi Kumar as Chief Sustainability Officer and Nitin Savara as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Anjalli, a Harvard Kennedy School alumnus, earlier worked at Unilever as its global sustainability director. She has also worked with KPMG’s Climate Change Advisory practice in the past. In his […]

Dec 16, 2021

C-Suite Move

Unilever CHRO Leena Nair quits; joins French luxury group as global CEO

Leena Nair, the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Anglo-Dutch FMCG major Unilever has stepped down to join French luxury group CHANEL as its Global Chief Executive. She was a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE), which is responsible for delivering Unilever’s business and financial performance. Sharing the development on social […]

Dec 15, 2021

Industry

Diversity in any organization works only with inclusion- Unilever COO

Diversity in any organization drives many benefits like innovation and growth but it works only when there is an inclusive culture, Unilever COO Nitin Paranjpe said on Thursday. Diversity works with inclusion, and Unilever wants to be a beacon in this area as ”we believe it will be a driver of business growth for us”, Paranjpe said in his inaugural keynote address at […]

Nov 29, 2021

C-Suite Move

Amazon India appoints Nestle Veteran Rashi Goel as Director Marketing

Rashi Goel, ex-Director – Marketing and Consumer Communications, Nestle India has joined Amazon India as Director-Marketing, effective from September 2021. At Nestle, Goel worked for four years and led the media strategy and buying, along with brand communication across TV and digital. Additionally, she was also the business executive officer- breakfast cereals and was heading […]

Nov 8, 2021

Jobs

HUL rolls out ‘Future Leaders Program’ develop tomorrow’s leaders, today!

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) rolls out the ‘Future Leaders Program’ develop tomorrow’s leaders, today! This is a 15 to 18 months management training program that helps students grow into young leaders as they start their careers with Unilever. The company said in a statement, “Our Future Leaders Program will ignite the leader in you. This […]

Sep 25, 2021

Appointments

Vodafone Idea ropes in Reema Jain as new Chief Digital Officer from Unilever

Vodafone Idea ropes in Reema Jain as new Chief Digital Officer from Unilever Vodafone Idea appoints Reema Jain as the new Chief Digital Officer, reporting to MD & CEO, Ravinder Takkar. In her new role, she will lead digital strategy, execution, and adoption across the company. She joins the telecom operator from Unilever, where she was the […]

May 18, 2021