Mr. Harish Manwani
Mr. Harish Manwani (57) assumed charge as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with effect from 1st July, 2005. He is also the Chief Operating Officer of Unilever.
Chairman
Mr. Manwani joined the Company in 1976. He joined the Board of the Company in 1995, as a Director responsible for the Personal Products business. In addition, he held regional responsibility as the Category Leader for Personal Products for the then Central Asia & Middle East (CAME) Group.
In 2000, Mr. Manwani moved to UK as Senior Vice President for the Global Hair Care and Oral Care Categories and in early 2001, he was appointed as President - Home & Personal Care (HPC), Latin America Business Group. He has also served as the Chairman of Unilever’s Latin America Advisory Council. In 2004, he was appointed President and CEO of the HPC North America Business Group, and in April 2005, was elevated to the Unilever Executive as the President - Asia & Africa.
Mr. Manwani is an Honours Graduate from the Mumbai University and holds a Masters Degree in Management Studies. He has also attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.
Mr. Manwani is a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company. He is currently a member of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business. In 2008, Mr. Manwani received the CNBC Asia Business Leader of the Year Award.
