Priya Nair promoted to Global CMO of HUL

Priya Nair will now move onto a new global role as Beauty & Wellbeing, Chief Marketing Officer. Madhusudhan Rao will take over her previous role as Executive Director, Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care, HUL. Madhusudhan is currently Executive Vice President – Home and Hygiene, Unilever.

Talking about Priya’s contribution to the business, Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, HUL said, “She has been an active champion for building future skills and experimentation, and has led several path-breaking marketing initiatives such as the Kan Khajura Tesan. Under her leadership, the business witnessed high growth in key categories driven by consumer centric innovations and award-winning, purpose-driven communication.”

On the other hand, Madhusudhan Rao has displayed a strong performance in Marketing, Customer Development and Brand Development roles across geographies. In his current role, Madhusudhan helped shape the Home & Hygiene category as a successful business with a distinctive high-performance culture.

Hindustan Unilever also announced Deepak Subramanian as Executive Director, Home Care, HUL. Deepak is currently the Vice President Home Care, South-East Asia / ANZ (SEAA) & Global Head, Fabric Enhancers.

In his current role leading Home Care for SEAA, Deepak significantly improved the profitability of the business, as well as strengthening top-line growth. In his global role, Deepak helped transform the Fabric Enhancers category by driving innovations and re-positioning the brands to have more social impact.

Talking about the two fresh appointments, Sanjiv said “I am delighted to welcome Madhusudhan and Deepak to the HUL Management Committee. Madhusudhan has brought in a strong performance edge in his teams and has pioneered several innovations that uphold Unilever’s high science and technology credentials. Deepak has championed innovation and sustainable strategies to significantly improve brand equity and deliver growth. I am certain that they will take the business to the next level of performance.”