CEO of the Year: How Hindustan Unilever grew well under Sanjiv Mehta

During Mehta's tenure in HUL, the share of women in the management has gone up to 45 per cent, from under 20 per cent earlier

Sanjiv Mehta, managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Hindustan Unilever (HUL), one of India’s largest consumer goods majors, announced his retirement through a LinkedIn post only a few days ago, after being at the helm for 10 years and spending 31 years at Unilever.

Mehta began his post saying, “I started the day today with gratitude in my heart and prayers on my lips. Today, we announced my inning at Unilever will come to an end at the conclusion of HUL’s AGM on June 26.” He also said, “I will go with the comfort that our