Sanjiv Mehta (Indian businessman)

Sanjiv Mehta (born 1959/1960) is an Indian business executive, and the chairman and managing director (MD) of India's Hindustan Unilever Limited. Mehta became the CEO and MD of Hindustan Unilever in October 2013, and in June 2018 was appointed as the chairman and MD. He also heads Unilever's business in South Asia, as cluster president encompassing businesses in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[3]

Not to be confused with Sanjiv Mehta (British businessman).

Sanjiv Mehta
Born1959/1960 (age 60–61)[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationChartered Accountant
Alma materInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India[2]
OccupationPresident, Unilever South Asia
Spouse(s)Mona Mehta (1993-Present)
Children2 daughters

Education and career

Born in Kanpur, Mehta studied in Mumbai and Nagpur.[4] He is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.[5] He started his career with Union Carbide India. In 1998 he joined the board of Unilever Bangladesh as its commercial director. In April 2002 he was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh.[6] In 2007, he moved to Manila as the chairman of Unilever Philippines, and in 2008 was appointed as the chairman of Unilever North Africa and Middle East (NAME).[6]

Personal life

Mehta is the son of SP Mehta and Anita Mehta. His parents were uprooted during the partition of India.[4] His father was a senior executive with Reserve Bank of India. He is married to Mona Mehta and they have twin daughters.[4]

Boards

Mehta chairs the FICCI's FMCG committee and the CII's national committee on MNCs.[7]

Awards and recognition
  • May 2016, 'The Outstanding CEO of the Year' at the 3rd edition of the CEO AWARDS 2016 organised by CEO INDIA magazine[8]
  • January 2017, 'Management Man of the Year' award from Bombay Management Association[9]
  • January 2018, Business Leader award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India[10]
  • November 2018, Economic Times Award 2018 for Corporate Citizen[11]
  • March 2019, honorary doctorate from Xavier University Bhubaneswar[12]
  • 2019, “Business Leader” of the year award by All India Management Association[13]
  • January 2019, Industry Role Model - Lokmat's Most Stylish Awards[14]

References
  1. Vijayraghavan, Kala (27 July 2013). "Naming of Sanjiv Mehta as HUL CEO comes as a surprise". Economic Times. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Alma mater". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "HUL MD Sanjiv Mehta elevated as President of Unilever South Asia". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. "Sanjiv Mehta New HUL CEO".
  5. "Sanjiv Mehta I India Conference".
  6. "All you need to know about Sanjiv Mehta, the new HUL Chairman". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. "HUL Profile: Sanjiv Mehta".
  8. "CEO Awards – Rewarding excellence beyond the boardroom". ceoawards.co.in. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  9. "38th BMA Awards 2015-16 | Bombay Management Association". Bombay Management Association. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. "HUL's Chief wins the 'CA Business Leader' title by ICAI". Hindustan Unilever Limited website. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  11. "ET Awards 2018 for Corporate Citizen: HUL". The Economic Times. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. "Fifth Annual Convocation of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar". prameyanews.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  13. "Sanjiv Mehta won Business Leader of the Year Award 2019, New Delhi | AIMA". www.aima.in. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  14. "lokmat most stylish awards in mumbai honour industry role models - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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