Hindustan Unilever Limited Announces Executive Appointments, Effective June 1, 2019
May 06, 2019 at 07:11 am
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Hindustan Unilever Limited announced the appointment of Anuradha Razdan as Executive Director, Human Resources, and Dr. Vibhav Sanzgiri as Executive Director, Research and Development. Both Anuradha and Dr. Sanzgiri will join it's Management Committee with effect from June 1, 2019. Anuradha joined HUL as a Management Trainee in 1999 and returns to India after a successful stint in Unilever, more recently partnering the Global Home Care category and heading Global Talent Attraction. She succeeds BP Biddappa who is moving to a global role as VP HR Home Care, New Business Models Firm of the Future, Unilever. In addition to partnering Global Home Care and the New Businesses, Biddappa will lead the work enabling Unilever's transformation to a future ready, market winning organization over the next decade. Vibhav joined HUL in 1997 and has held various global and regional RD roles in Skin Care and Skin Cleansing categories. With several patents to his name, Vibhav is a trained Microbiologist and Molecular Biologist and is responsible for numerous product innovations in Beauty and Personal Care.
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.
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED 
