Unilever: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Aug 2023

Appointments

Poonam Burman appointed as Interim HR Director Unilever Sri Lanka

Aug 24, 2023

Unilever gets Ian Meakins as Non-Executive Director Chair Designate

Unilever PLC Unilever is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Meakins as a Non-Executive D...

C-Suite Move

Jul 29, 2023

Unilever gets Ian Meakins as Non-Executive Director Chair Designate

Unilever leadership changes CFO Graeme Pitkethly To Retire

Unilever announced that Graeme Pitkethly, Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Board of his int...

Movement

Jun 1, 2023

Unilever leadership changes CFO Graeme Pitkethly To Retire

Accenture gets Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, to Board of Directors

Accenture announced that Alan Jope has been appointed to the companys Board of Directors, effective...

C-Suite Move

Apr 15, 2023

Accenture gets Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, to Board of Directors

C-Suite Move

Unilever appoints Hein Schumacher as new CEO

Unilever announced the appointment of Hein Schumacher as its new Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive, global search process. Hein will replace Alan Jope, who announced in September 2022 his intention to retire from Unilever. Hein is currently CEO of the global dairy and nutrition business Royal FrieslandCampina and became a Non-Executive Director of Unilever […]

Jan 31, 2023

Hiring

Unilever is hiring for various profiles; check details and apply

India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company, Hindustan Unilever is hiring for various profiles across the globe including in India. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “We are a team of 148,000 people – people with purpose who thrive in our unique culture and make a real and lasting difference to the planet, our […]

Nov 19, 2022

Work Model

Unilever starts 4-day work week trial in Australia

Following an 18-month pilot in New Zealand, Unilever is extending its four-day workweek trial to the company’s Australian business. This follows encouraging early results from the pilot in New Zealand, in which all 80 team members participated. Beginning on 14 November 2022, the Australian trial will initially run for 12 months while it is evaluated. […]

Nov 11, 2022

Appointments

UltraTech Cement appoints Gautam Sharma as Vice President – HR

UltraTech Cement Limited, a part of Aditya Birla Group has announced the appointment of Gautam Sharma as Vice President – Human Resources. Gautam confirmed the development through a social media post and said, “I’m excited to start my new job! new job as Vice President- HR with UltraTech Cement (Aditya Birla Group).” Gautam is an HR Professional […]

Jun 16, 2022

Appointments

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

Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company has elevated BP Biddappa as Chief HR Officer for its Global Home Care business division. Prior to this, he was working with the company as Global Vice President, HR – Home Care and Health & Wellbeing since Feb 2019. The consumer goods giant has three business divisions; Beauty & Personal […]

May 24, 2022

Appointments

Pine Labs appoints Amazon India’s ex-HR Head Vijayalakshmi as CPO

A leading merchant commerce platform, Pine Labs has appointed Vijayalakshmi Swaminathan as Chief People Officer. She takes over from Anu Mathew who will now transition into the role of the head of learning and development at Pine Labs. B Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs said, “Our people are our Strength. A high-performance workforce will accelerate the progress […]

May 14, 2022

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