Who is Leena Nair?

Leena Nair is a British Indian business executive and is the first female CEO of the French luxury brand Chanel. Prior to that, the 52-year-old was the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Unilever - a position she resigned from to join the iconic group in January 2022.

 

With Chanel, she has joined the ranks of Indian-origin executives like Sundar Pichai, Parag Agrawal, and Satya Nadella who are at the helm of top global companies. Nair, who at Unilever oversaw 160,000 people, is based in London in her new role.
 

Background

 

According to her, she was born in Kolhapur