Reputation can be destroyed at the click of a mouse: HUL's Harish Manwani

Harish Hanwani, spoke on what kept him going at the firm and the challenges that await HUL

After 42 years at Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and different roles across Unilever’s global operations, HARISH MANWANI, 65, retired as HUL’s non-executive chairman. A day before Manwani bid adieu at HUL's 85th annual general meeting on Friday, he spoke to Viveat Susan Pinto & Vishal Chhabria on what kept him going at the firm and the challenges that await HUL. Edited excerpts:

How do you feel hanging up your boots after 42 years? You are known as a man who took tough decisions. 

There have been challenging periods for HUL. 2004-05 (Manwani took over as non-executive chairman in 2005) was one