Shiva Krishnamurthy

Executive Director, Foods and Refreshment
Shiva Krishnamurthy (49) is the Executive Director of Foods and Refreshment at Hindustan Unilever Limited.
Before this, he was the Vice President of Foods and Beverages for Unilever South Asia. Under Shiva’s tenure during the last 10 years, HUL became the market leader in Tea in India. HUL also won the prestigious Glass Grand Prix at Cannes for the Brooke Bond Red Label 6-Pack Band - India’s first transgender band. Several other brand campaigns under Shiva’s leadership have been recognised with prestigious industry awards in India.
Shiva’s diverse expertise includes brand crafting, mix design and end-to-end P&L leadership. He has led big brands in HUL’s core portfolio, such as Lifebuoy and Lux. He has also led innovation for the Radiant brand in the Home Care category for Southeast Asia based out of Singapore.
Shiva joined HUL in 2000 after a brief stint with Pepsi Co and worked with HUL’s Customer Development team as an Area Sales Manager. Shiva is married to Asha, and they have a daughter, Nandini.