HUL names Vandana Suri as executive director, home care; Srinandan Sundaram to head Unilever Intl

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Monday (December 1) announced a key change to its Management Committee with the appointment of Vandana Suri as executive director, home care. She succeeds Srinandan

Sundaram, who will take over as CEO of Unilever International. Both appointments will be effective January 1, 2026.

Suri is currently the general manager, beauty & wellbeing for Unilever Indonesia. She has previously worked with PepsiCo, Tetra Pak and Nielsen before joining HUL in 2011. Her career spans over 20 years, during which she has built brands and led categories across Unilever businesses in India, South Asia and Indonesia.

At HUL, Suri led the premium laundry portfolio and delivered strong growth during her tenure. As vice president, skin care & colour cosmetics, beauty & wellbeing, she charted a premiumisation pathway for the skin care segment with a focus on high-growth spaces and formats. In her recent role in Indonesia, she drove an ambitious transformation agenda and led the growth of the beauty & wellbeing business.

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Priya Nair, CEO and Managing Director of HUL, said, "Joining the company as a management trainee, donning several leadership positions across customer development and marketing, and finally spending the last nine years as part of the Management Committee, Srinandan has made an immense contribution to the HUL growth journey. As the executive director for home care, he led the business for growth and decisive market share gains. As he moves on to his new role, I would like to congratulate him and extend my heartfelt gratitude for his contribution to HUL."

Welcoming Suri to the HUL MC, Priya added, “Vandana has a deep understanding of consumers, markets and ecosystems. She has successfully led diverse, multicultural teams to foster high performance with empathy. I welcome her back to HUL, and I am confident that she will take the home care business to even greater heights."

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Shares of Hindustan Unilever Ltd ended at ₹2,463.80, down by ₹3.20, or 0.13%, on the BSE today, December 1.