The Board
The Board of Directors of the Company represents an optimum mix of professionalism, knowledge and experience. The total strength of the Board of Directors of the Company is nine Directors, comprising Non-Executive Chairman, four Executive Directors and four Non-Executive Independent Directors.
Mr. Harish Manwani - Chairman
Mr. Harish Manwani (57) assumed charge as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with effect from 1st July, 2005.
Mr. Nitin Paranjpe - CEO and Managing Director
Mr. Nitin Paranjpe (48) joined the Company as a Management Trainee in 1987. In his early years in the Company, Mr. Paranjpe worked as Area Sales Manager - Detergents and then Product Manager - Detergents.
Mr. R. Sridhar - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Sridhar Ramamurthy (47) is a Chartered Accountant (Gold Medallist) as well as a Cost Accountant and Company Secretary.
Mr Pradeep Banerjee - Executive Director, Supply Chain
Mr. Pradeep Banerjee (51) joined HUL as a Management Trainee in 1980.
Mr. A. Narayan - Independent Director
Mr. A. Narayan (59) began his career as a Management Trainee with ICI India Limited (now AkzoNobel India Limited) in 1973.
Mr. S. Ramadorai - Independent Director
Mr. S. Ramadorai (66) is the Vice - Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services Limited. Mr. Ramadorai was conferred the esteemed Padma Bhushan by the President of India in recognition of his contributions to IT industry of the Country.
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar - Independent Director
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar (68), CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, is presently also the President of Global Research Alliance, a network of publicly funded R&D institutes from Asia - Pacific, Europe and USA.
Mr. O. P. Bhatt - Independent Director
Mr. O. P. Bhatt (60) is the former Chairman of S.B.I. (State Bank of India)
