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			'''Harish Manwani''' (born 1953) was the [[chief operating officer\|global chief operating officer]] of [[Unilever]]. He is currently{{when\|date=April 2022}} the senior operating Partner at Blackstone and a director of [[Whirlpool Corporation\|Whirlpool]], [[Qualcomm]], [[Gilead Sciences]] and [[Tata Sons]] among others.<ref>{{cite news \| title= Whirlpool Corporation Appoints Harish Manwani to Board of Directors \| publisher= [[Bloomberg L.P.\|Bloomberg]] \| date= 2011-08-15 \| url= https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a6c7vrsT8YY8 \| accessdate= 2012-10-07}}</ref>
	'''Harish Manwani''' (born 1953) was the [[chief operating officer\|global ~~Chief~~ operating officer]] of [[Unilever]]. He currently ~~serves as~~ the ~~Senior Operating~~ Partner at Blackstone and a director of [[Whirlpool Corporation\|Whirlpool]], [[Qualcomm]], [[Gilead Sciences]] and [[Tata Sons]] among others.<ref ~~name~~=~~"bloomberg2011~~-08-15" />

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Manwani ~~did his schooling at~~ [[St. Xavier's School, Delhi]], and ~~was~~ graduated from [[Mumbai University]]. He ~~also~~ obtained a ~~Master~~'s ~~Degree~~ in ~~Management~~ studies at [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]].		Manwani went to [[St. Xavier's School, Delhi]] and graduated from [[Mumbai University]]. He obtained a master's degree in management studies at [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]].

	==Career==		==Career==
	In 1976, Manwani joined Unilever in India (Hindustan Lever Limited). He became a member of the company board with responsibility for the Personal Products Division. He also held regional responsibility for ~~Personal Products~~ in Central Asia and the Middle East.		In 1976, Manwani joined Unilever in India (Hindustan Lever Limited). He became a member of the company board with responsibility for the Personal Products Division. He also held regional responsibility for personal products in Central Asia and the Middle East.

	In 2000 he moved to Unilever headquarters in the UK as ~~Senior Vice President~~ of ~~Global Hair Care~~ and ~~Oral Care~~ and subsequently held several senior general management positions with P&L responsibilities including ~~President~~ of ~~Home~~ and ~~Personal Care (HPC)~~ for Latin America, ~~President~~ and CEO of Unilever HPC North America, ~~President~~ Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. He was ~~also~~ made a non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever in 2005.		In 2000, he moved to Unilever headquarters in the UK as the senior vice president of global hair care and oral care and subsequently held several senior general management positions with P&L responsibilities including president of home and personal care for Latin America, president and CEO of Unilever HPC North America, president Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. He was made a non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever in 2005.

	In 2011, he was appointed as the global COO for Unilever, with P&L responsibility for all the markets.<ref ~~name~~=~~"bloomberg2011~~-06-24" /> He retired on 31 December 2014, after more than 38 years ~~of service~~.<ref ~~name~~=~~"netindian2014~~-09-30" />		In 2011, he was appointed as the global COO for Unilever, with P&L responsibility for all the markets.<ref>{{cite news \| last= Burritt\| first= Chris\| author2= Fletcher, Clementine\| title= Unilever Names Asia Head Manwani as Chief Operating Officer\| publisher =[[Bloomberg L.P.\|Bloomberg]] \| date= 2011-06-24 \| url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/unilever-names-harish-manwani-operating-chief-as-part-of-reorganization.html \| accessdate = 2012-10-07}}</ref> He retired on 31 December 2014, after more than 38 years.<ref>{{cite news \| title= Harish Manwani to retire as Unilever COO on December 31 \| website=[[NetIndian]] \| date= 2014-09-30\| url = http://netindian.in/news/2014/09/30/00030744/harish-manwani-retire-unilever-coo-december-31\| accessdate = 2014-09-30}}</ref>

	He is now ~~Senior Operating Partner~~ with Blackstone <ref>{{cite web \|title=Harish Manwani, former COO of Unilever, Becomes Advisor to Blackstone \|url=https://www.blackstone.com/media/press-releases/article/harish-manwani-former-coo-of-unilever-becomes-advisor-to-blackstone \|~~website~~=~~www.blackstone.com \|language=en~~}}</ref> and ~~serves~~ on several international boards and is also ~~Chairman~~ of the Indian School of Business ~~(ISB)~~.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Harish Manwani to succeed Adi Godrej as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business ~~{{!}}~~ Indian School of Business ~~(ISB)~~ \|url=https://www.isb.edu/news-media/press-releases/harish-manwani-succeed-adi-godrej-chairman-executive-board-indian-school-b ~~\|website=www.isb.edu \|language=en~~}}</ref>		He is now{{when\|date=April 2022}} senior operating partner with Blackstone<ref>{{cite web \|title=Harish Manwani, former COO of Unilever, Becomes Advisor to Blackstone \|url=https://www.blackstone.com/media/press-releases/article/harish-manwani-former-coo-of-unilever-becomes-advisor-to-blackstone \|publisher=Blackstone}}</ref> and is on several international boards and is also chairman of the Indian School of Business.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Harish Manwani to succeed Adi Godrej as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business\|publisher=Indian School of Business \|url=https://www.isb.edu/news-media/press-releases/harish-manwani-succeed-adi-godrej-chairman-executive-board-indian-school-b }}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	The Asia Business Leader of the Year in 2008 by [[CNBC Asia]].<ref>{{cite news		The Asia Business Leader of the Year in 2008 by [[CNBC Asia]].<ref>{{cite news \| title = Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) 2008 \| url= https://www.cnbc.com/id/22722619}}</ref>
	\| title = Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) 2008
	\| url = https://www.cnbc.com/id/22722619
	}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Harish is married and has two daughters.		Harish is married and has two daughters.

	~~Harish~~ was one of the hostages who were trapped in [[Taj Hotel]], [[Mumbai]] during the [[26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks\|terrorist attack in Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news		He was one of the hostages who were trapped in [[Taj Hotel]] in [[Mumbai]] during the [[26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks\|terrorist attack in Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \| title = Mumbai attack: Corporate honchos trapped in Taj safe?\| url = http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2008/nov/27top-corporate-heads-trapped-in-hotels.htm
	\| title = Mumbai attack: Corporate honchos trapped in Taj safe?
	\| url = http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2008/nov/27top-corporate-heads-trapped-in-hotels.htm
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist~~\|refs=~~		{{Reflist}}
	~~<ref name="bloomberg2011-06-24">{{cite news~~
	~~\| last = Burritt~~
	~~\| first = Chris~~
	~~\| author2 = Fletcher, Clementine~~
	~~\| title = Unilever Names Asia Head Manwani as Chief Operating Officer~~
	~~\| publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.\|Bloomberg]]~~
	~~\| date = 2011-06-24~~
	~~\| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/unilever-names-harish-manwani-operating-chief-as-part-of-reorganization.html~~
	~~\| accessdate = 2012-10-07~~
	~~}}</ref>~~
	~~<ref name="bloomberg2011-08-15">{{cite news~~
	~~\| title = Whirlpool Corporation Appoints Harish Manwani to Board of Directors~~
	~~\| publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.\|Bloomberg]]~~
	~~\| date = 2011-08-15~~
	~~\| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a6c7vrsT8YY8~~
	~~\| accessdate = 2012-10-07~~
	~~}}</ref>~~
	~~<ref name="netindian2014-09-30">{{cite news~~
	~~\| title = Harish Manwani to retire as Unilever COO on December 31~~
	~~\| publisher = [[NetIndian]]~~
	~~\| date = 2014-09-30~~
	~~\| url = http://netindian.in/news/2014/09/30/00030744/harish-manwani-retire-unilever-coo-december-31~~
	~~\| accessdate = 2014-09-30~~
	~~}}</ref>~~

	}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204044547/http://www.unilever.com/ourcompany/aboutunilever/companystructure/unileverexecutive/harishmanwani.asp Harish Manwani]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204044547/http://www.unilever.com/ourcompany/aboutunilever/companystructure/unileverexecutive/harishmanwani.asp Harish Manwani]
	* [https://people.forbes.com/profile/harish-manwani/82253 Harish Manwani Geographical President, Unilever N.V.]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081009015039/http://people.forbes.com/profile/harish-manwani/82253 Harish Manwani Geographical President, Unilever N.V.]
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'''Harish Manwani''' (born 1953) was the [[chief operating officer|global Chief operating officer]] of [[Unilever]]. He currently serves as the Senior Operating Partner at Blackstone and a director of [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]], [[Qualcomm]], [[Gilead Sciences]] and [[Tata Sons]] among others.<ref name="bloomberg2011-08-15" />

==Early life==
Manwani did his schooling at [[St. Xavier's School, Delhi]], and was graduated from [[Mumbai University]]. He also obtained a Master's Degree in Management studies at [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]].

==Career==
In 1976, Manwani joined Unilever in India (Hindustan Lever Limited). He became a member of the company board with responsibility for the Personal Products Division. He also held regional responsibility for Personal Products in Central Asia and the Middle East.

In 2000 he moved to Unilever headquarters in the UK as Senior Vice President of Global Hair Care and Oral Care and subsequently held several senior general management positions with P&L responsibilities including President of Home and Personal Care (HPC) for Latin America, President and CEO of Unilever HPC North America, President Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. He was also made a non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever in 2005.

In 2011, he was appointed as the global COO for Unilever, with P&L responsibility for all the markets.<ref name="bloomberg2011-06-24" /> He retired on 31 December 2014, after more than 38 years of service.<ref name="netindian2014-09-30" />

He is now Senior Operating Partner with Blackstone <ref>{{cite web |title=Harish Manwani, former COO of Unilever, Becomes Advisor to Blackstone |url=https://www.blackstone.com/media/press-releases/article/harish-manwani-former-coo-of-unilever-becomes-advisor-to-blackstone |website=www.blackstone.com |language=en}}</ref> and serves on several international boards and is also Chairman of the Indian School of Business (ISB).<ref>{{cite web |title=Harish Manwani to succeed Adi Godrej as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business {{!}} Indian School of Business (ISB) |url=https://www.isb.edu/news-media/press-releases/harish-manwani-succeed-adi-godrej-chairman-executive-board-indian-school-b |website=www.isb.edu |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
The Asia Business Leader of the Year in 2008 by [[CNBC Asia]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) 2008
| url = https://www.cnbc.com/id/22722619
}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Harish is married and has two daughters.

Harish was one of the hostages who were trapped in [[Taj Hotel]], [[Mumbai]] during the [[26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks|terrorist attack in Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Mumbai attack: Corporate honchos trapped in Taj safe?
| url = http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2008/nov/27top-corporate-heads-trapped-in-hotels.htm
}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="bloomberg2011-06-24">{{cite news
| last = Burritt
| first = Chris
| author2 = Fletcher, Clementine
| title = Unilever Names Asia Head Manwani as Chief Operating Officer
| publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]
| date = 2011-06-24
| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/unilever-names-harish-manwani-operating-chief-as-part-of-reorganization.html
| accessdate = 2012-10-07
}}</ref>
<ref name="bloomberg2011-08-15">{{cite news
| title = Whirlpool Corporation Appoints Harish Manwani to Board of Directors
| publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]
| date = 2011-08-15
| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a6c7vrsT8YY8
| accessdate = 2012-10-07
}}</ref>
<ref name="netindian2014-09-30">{{cite news
| title = Harish Manwani to retire as Unilever COO on December 31
| publisher = [[NetIndian]]
| date = 2014-09-30
| url = http://netindian.in/news/2014/09/30/00030744/harish-manwani-retire-unilever-coo-december-31
| accessdate = 2014-09-30
}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204044547/http://www.unilever.com/ourcompany/aboutunilever/companystructure/unileverexecutive/harishmanwani.asp Harish Manwani]
* [https://people.forbes.com/profile/harish-manwani/82253 Harish Manwani Geographical President, Unilever N.V.]
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