Sanjiv Mehta

Chairman & Managing Director

Sanjiv Mehta (58) joined the Board of the Company in October 2013 as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. He was appointed as a Chairman of the Company with effect from 30th June, 2018. He was appointed as President of Unilever, South Asia and member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) in May, 2019.

Mr. Mehta joined Unilever in October 1992. He has led several Unilever businesses across South Asia, South East Asia and Middle East. He was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed as Chairman and CEO of Unilever Philippines. In 2008, he was appointed the Chairman of Unilever North Africa and Middle East (NAME), leading a multi-country organisation spanning 20 countries in the region

During his tenure as the head of various Unilever companies, the business achieved significant success accelerating both growth and profitability. Importantly, he has been instrumental in building leadership talent and substantially strengthening organisational capabilities.

Before joining Unilever, Mr. Mehta worked for Union Carbide India. He is a Commerce graduate and a Chartered Accountant. He has also completed his Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School.

He is a member of the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Chairman of Risk Management Committee of the Company.

In terms of external committees, Mr. Mehta is the Chairman of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) FMCG sub-committee and Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) MNC sub-committee.

Srinivas Phatak

Executive Director, Finance & IT and Chief
Financial Officer

Srinivas Phatak (47), a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost and Works Accountant, joined the Company in 1999 after a brief 3-year stint with an external organisation. He has worked in various roles in the Company including Commercial Manager Chiplun Factory, Head of Treasury, followed by leadership roles such as General Manager Finance for Foods & Refreshment and Head of Investor Relations for the Company. He was then seconded to Unilever as the Global Finance VP for Deodorants, followed by VP Finance Supply Chain Americas and most recently as VP Business Finance Services.

Mr. Phatak was appointed as Executive Director – Finance & Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from 1st December, 2017. He is a member of Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company.

Pradeep Banerjee

Executive Director, Supply Chain

Pradeep Banerjee (60) joined the Company as a Management Trainee in 1980. He has held a series of assignments in Supply Chain, Research & Development and Categories.

Mr. Banerjee became the Vice President - Technical (Home and Personal Care) in 2003 and later moved to UK in 2005 as Vice President - Global Supply Chain for Personal Care Category. He served as the Vice President for Global Procurement in Singapore. Mr. Banerjee is currently the Chairman of Unilever Nepal Limited.

Mr. Banerjee was appointed as Executive Director - Supply Chain of the Company in March, 2010. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical) from IIT Delhi. He is a member of the Risk Management Committee of the Company.

Dev Bajpai

Executive Director, Legal and Corporate Affairs & Company Secretary

Dev Bajpai (53) was appointed as the Executive Director – Legal and Company Secretary and as a member of the Management Committee of the Company in 2010. Mr. Bajpai took additional responsibility of the Corporate Affairs function in the year 2012. Mr. Bajpai was appointed as an Executive Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 23rd January, 2017. He is also a Director of Unilever Nepal Limited and a member of Audit Committee of Unilever Nepal Limited.

He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of Legal, Compliance, Tax and Corporate Affairs across diverse industries including Automobiles, FMCG, Hospitality and Private Equity. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bajpai has worked in Maruti Udyog Limited, Marico Limited, The Indian Hotels Company Limited and ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Limited.

Mr. Bajpai has been a part of committees of apex industry organisations like Confederation of Indian Industry and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Bajpai is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and holds a law degree from University of Delhi. He has also completed an Executive Programme for Corporate Counsels conducted by Harvard Law School.

He is a member of the Risk Management Committee of the Company and in his capacity as a Company Secretary is a Secretary to all Board Committee.

Aditya Narayan

Independent Director

Aditya Narayan (67) began his career as a Management Trainee with ICI India Limited (now Akzo Nobel India Limited) in 1973. He grew through diverse functions and businesses including a role as a Corporate Planning Manager at ICI Group HQ in London. He served as the Managing Director of ICI India during 1996-2003 and then as its Non-Executive Chairman from 2003-2010. He also served as the President and CEO of BHP Billiton India during 2005-2009.

Mr. Narayan is a B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur and also has formal qualification in Law. He is a Fellow in Interdisciplinary Sciences at the University of Rochester, USA. He was a Commonwealth Scholar at the Manchester Business School in 1991 and a Fellow at the Aspen Institute, Colorado, USA in 1998.

Mr. Narayan joined the Board of the Company as an Independent Director in 2001. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Company

S. RAMADORAI

Independent Director

S. Ramadorai (74) has been in public service since February 2011. Mr. Ramadorai is currently the Chairman of Tata Technologies Limited, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).

In recognition of Mr. Ramadorai’s commitment and dedication to the IT Industry he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, in January 2006. In April 2009, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the Indo - British economic relations.

Mr. Ramadorai’s academic credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Delhi University, a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of California, USA. Mr. Ramadorai attended the MIT Sloan School of Management’s highly acclaimed Senior Executive Development Programme in 1993.

Mr. Ramadorai joined the Board of the Company as an Independent Director in May 2002. He is a Member of the Audit Committee and the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.

O. P. BHATT

Independent Director

O. P. Bhatt (68) is the former Chairman of SBI (State Bank of India). In the 37 years that Mr. Bhatt served at SBI, he worked on several important national and international assignments. Mr. Bhatt led SBI through challenging times by capitalising on the bank’s strengths. As Chairman of SBI, he was heading the largest financial group in India, comprising, in addition to SBI, seven associate banks, five international banking subsidiaries and nine financial services Companies in India. Under his leadership, SBI rose on the Global List rankings of Fortune 500.

Mr. Bhatt was nominated ‘Banker of the Year’ by Business Standard and CNN – IBN Indian of the Year for Business in 2007.

Mr. Bhatt was Chairman of the Indian Banks’ Association. He has also been a part of India’s eco-diplomacy as member of the Indo - US, Indo - Russia and Indo-French CEO’s Forum. Mr. Bhatt holds a Graduate degree in Physics and a Post Graduate degree in English literature (Gold Medal).

Mr. Bhatt was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company in December 2011. He is a Member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He is the Chairman of the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Company.

SANJIV MISRA

Independent Director

Sanjiv Misra (71) is a retired Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and a former member of the 13th Finance Commission, a constitutional position with the rank of a Minister of State.

Prior to joining the Finance Commission, Dr. Misra served in a wide range of key positions in the Federal and State Governments, including as Managing Director of the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation and stints at senior levels in the Government of India in the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the Ministry of Finance. He served as a Secretary in the Ministry of Finance till his superannuation.

Dr. Misra has represented India in various international conferences, seminars and negotiations. Till recently, Dr. Misra was a Member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo. He was also a member of the Committee on Fiscal Consolidation (Kelkar Committee) set up by the Finance Minister in August 2012 to chart out a road map for fiscal consolidation for the Indian economy.

Dr. Misra graduated in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He has a Master's in Economics, from the Delhi School of Economics, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA and a Ph. D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In recognition of exceptional academic strengths and leadership qualities, Dr. Misra was designated as Lucius N Littauer Fellow of 1987 at Harvard University.

Dr. Misra was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company in April, 2013. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Company.

Kalpana Morparia

Independent Director

Kalpana Morparia (69) is Chairman of J. P. Morgan, South and Southeast Asia. Ms. Morparia is a member of J. P. Morgan’s Asia Pacific Management Committee.

Prior to joining J. P. Morgan India, Ms. Morparia served as Vice Chair on the Boards of ICICI Group Companies. She was a Joint Managing Director of ICICI Group from 2001 to 2007. She had been with the ICICI Group since 1975. A graduate in law from Bombay University, Ms. Morparia served on several committees constituted by the Government of India. She has also been recognised by several international and national media for her role as one of the leading women professionals.

Ms. Morparia serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, Philip Morris International Inc. and is a non-Independent Director of J.P. Morgan Services India Private Limited. She is also a Member of the Governing Board of Bharti Foundation.

Ms. Morparia was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 9th October, 2014. She is a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Company.

Leo Puri

Independent Director

Leo Puri (58) was the Managing Director of UTI Asset Management Company Limited from August, 2013 to August, 2018.

In his career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Puri has worked as a Director with Mckinsey & Company and as Managing Director with Warburg Pincus. Mr. Puri has worked in UK, USA and Asia and since 1994, he has been based in India.

At Mckinsey, he has advised leading financial institutions, conglomerates, and investment institutions in strategy and operational issues. He has contributed to the development of knowledge and public policy through advice to regulators and government officials. At Warburg Pincus, he was responsible for leading and managing investments across industries in India. He also contributed to the financial services investments in the international portfolio as a member of the global partnership.

Mr. Puri has a Master's degree in P.P.E. from University of Oxford and a Master's degree in Law from University of Cambridge.

Mr. Puri has held Non-Executive Board positions at Infosys, Bennett Coleman & Co., Max New York Life and Max Bupa Health Insurance.

Mr. Puri was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 12th October, 2018. He is also a Member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.