HUL announces key change to its Management Committee
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) appoints Ms. Vandana Suri (currently Unilever Indonesia GM) as Executive Director, Home Care, succeeding Mr. Srinandan Sundaram, who moves to CEO, Unilever International, effective Jan 1, 2026
December 01, 2025: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the appointment of Ms Vandana Suri to the HUL Management Committee (MC) as Executive Director, Home Care in succession to Mr Srinandan Sundaram, who will take over as CEO of Unilever International.
The changes will be effective January 1st, 2026. Vandana, currently the General Manager, Beauty & Wellbeing for Unilever
Indonesia, has worked with multinationals such as PepsiCo, Tetra Pak and Nielsen,
before joining HUL in 2011. She has over 20 years of experience building brands
and leading categories including several Unilever businesses in India, South Asia
and Indonesia.
Vandana led the premium laundry portfolio at HUL and consistently delivered
strong growth during her tenure.
As the Vice President, Skin Care & Colour Cosmetics, Beauty & Wellbeing at HUL, she charted a premiumization pathway for
Skin Care, focusing on high-growth spaces and formats. More recently, as the GM
for B&W for Indonesia, she drove an ambitious transformation agenda leading the growth of the business.
Thanking Srinandan for his contribution to HUL over the years, Ms Priya Nair, CEO
and Managing Director, 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 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 Vandana 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.”