Mumbai: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the appointment of Vandana Suri to the HUL Management Committee (MC) as Executive Director, Home Care, succeeding Srinandan Sundaram, who will take over as CEO of Unilever International. The changes will be effective from 1 January 2026.
Vandana, currently General Manager, Beauty & Wellbeing for Unilever Indonesia, brings over 20 years of experience across leading multinationals including PepsiCo, Tetra Pak, and Nielsen. Since joining HUL in 2011, she has led premium portfolios and driven growth across multiple Unilever businesses in India, South Asia, and Indonesia.
She has notably steered HUL’s premium laundry portfolio to strong growth and, as Vice President, Skin Care & Colour Cosmetics, Beauty & Wellbeing, charted a premiumization pathway for the category. More recently, as GM for Beauty & Wellbeing in Indonesia, she led a significant transformation agenda, driving business expansion.
Commenting on Srinandan Sundaram’s contributions, 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 Suri to the HUL Management Committee, 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.”
