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Weakened consumer sentiment in the fast -moving segment for consumer goods (FMCG), together with increased competition from newcomers who erode his dominance, has encouraged segment leader Hindustan Unilever to make various important management changes
Last week the Priya Nair, currently President, Beauty & Wellbeing at Parent Unilever, brought in as head to replace Rohit Jawa, who will resign on July 31. The appointment of Nair maintains the heavy competition with which the FMCG Giant is confronted, especially in the beauty segment.
“The average term of office of the MD & CEO of HUL is a high 7.24 years. The term of office of Rohit Jawa of 2 years has been extremely short. Hul is known as the CEO factory. Senior leadership, including the MDS, Van Hul, usually move to the global leaders within Unilever. line.
In the past year, the company has again engaged the vertical heads of the key.
Last year Srinandan Sundaram, Ed, Foods & Refreshments took over as ED, Homecare, while Deepak Subramanian Ed, Homecare moved to a new role abroad.
In April of this year, Ranjeet Kohli was announced as executive director, Foods, who replaced Shiva Krishnamurthy, who continued his role to make an external opportunity. Vivek Mittal was appointed as executive director, legal and business affairs. He took over from Dev Bajpai, who announced his early retirement.
Arun Neelakantan was previously appointed as executive director, customer development, HUL, to replace Kedar Lele, who left Hul to pursue an external opportunity.
New role for CFO
According to media reports, Ritesh Tiwari, the CFO group, will probably also go off and go to a different role in Unilever.
“Ritesh Tiwari remains the executive director, finance, IT & Chief Financial Officer of the company. At HUL we cherish consistent talent and groom leaders as part of our current talent development process. If there are developments in this respect, the necessary disclosures will be made,” Hul said in response to a response to a questions response line.
Experts have pointed out that the top line growth of the company was hit in 2025.
“Under the leadership of Rohit Jawa, the performance did not match the expectations of the FMCG maker, which was directly seen in their top line growth and market capitalization. While other FMCG makers managed to support themselves last year, HUL was unable to do the same. line.
“HUL is fundamentally a very strong company and has been in India for more than 80 years. India is crucial for the company, with 15 percent of their turnover and 50 percent of market capitalization that comes from the market. There has been a shake-up in Unilever worldwide. It is not that Unilever has no talent. Independent director.
D2C growth on traditional FMCG companies
FMCG experts are of the opinion that the rising competition from players and regional players from direct to consumption (D2C) have influenced the growth of the company for a certain period.
“Most D2C companies do well with consumers and give traditional FMCG players a huge competition. Hul does its best to think out of the box and fast trade, and they are aware of it. Hul tries to modernize their strategy and campaign,” added Manish Chowdhury.
“Skin care and personal care are segments that give enormous competition to traditional FMCG makers. D2C companies are extremely agile compared to large FMCG companies, which take time to respond to the rapid changes and trends. Hul should increase the focus on its strength.
Published on July 17, 2025
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