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Priya Nair

Priya Nair, CEO & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited. She has long dark wavy hair, is wearing a white suit and large hooped earrings.

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Priya Nair is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited. She is also a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE).

Prior to this, Priya was the President, Beauty & Wellbeing, Unilever where she was responsible for a €13 billion business, which is comprised of four key pillars: Hair Care, Skin Care, Prestige Beauty, and Health and Wellbeing brands across more than 20 markets. Before becoming President, Beauty & Wellbeing, Priya was the Global Chief Marketing Officer for Unilever's Beauty & Wellbeing business. She was responsible for global revenue growth and profit, brand equity management, brand building, global innovation programme delivery and digital marketing transformation.

While in Hindustan Unilever she led the Beauty & Personal Care and Home Care businesses. As Head of Home Care, she led the turnaround of the business through sustainability-led innovation, portfolio premiumisation, and brand rejuvenation.

Priya joined Hindustan Unilever Limited in 1995 and held various roles in sales and marketing across Home, Beauty, and Personal Care. Her experience spans 30 years at Unilever. She has been recognised among the most influential Indian women in business by Business Today and Fortune India. WWD has recognised Priya as one of the top global leaders in beauty worldwide.

Priya is a commerce graduate from Sydenham College and MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. She has also completed her executive education at Harvard Business School.

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