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{{short description|Indian business executive}}
{{Distinguish|Sanjiv Mehta (British businessman)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjiv Mehta
| image = Sanjiv Mehta Unilever.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |53|2013|07|27}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijayraghavan |first1=Kala |title=Naming of Sanjiv Mehta as HUL CEO comes as a surprise |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/naming-of-sanjiv-mehta-as-hul-ceo-comes-as-a-surprise/articleshow/21384944.cms |accessdate=6 May 2019 |work=Economic Times |date=27 July 2013}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| education = [[Chartered Accountant]]
| occupation = President, [[Unilever South Asia]]
| alma mater = [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiaconference.com/2019/speakers/sanjiv-mehta/|title=Alma mater |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
| spouse = Mona Mehta (m.1993)
| children = 2 daughters<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/top-boss-sanjiv-mehta-ensures-gender-parity-at-hul-credits-the-women-in-his-life-for-it/articleshow/66142758.cms|title=Top boss Sanjiv Mehta ensures gender parity at HUL, credits the women in his life for it|first=Masoom|last=Gupte|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>
}}

'''Sanjiv Mehta''' (born 1959/1960) is an Indian business executive, and the chairman and managing director (MD) of [[Hindustan Unilever Limited]], India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Banerjee|first=Rajiv|title=How India's largest FMCG company HUL is innovating|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fmcg/how-indias-largest-fmcg-company-hul-is-innovating/articleshow/7769977.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref> 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 India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sanjiv-mehta-elevated-as-president-of-unilever-south-asia-119031400784_1.html|title=HUL MD Sanjiv Mehta elevated as President of Unilever South Asia|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-03-14|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref> Mehta is a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive, its global executive board.<ref>{{Cite news|last=India|first=Press Trust of|date=2019-03-14|title=HUL MD Sanjiv Mehta elevated as President of Unilever South Asia|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sanjiv-mehta-elevated-as-president-of-unilever-south-asia-119031400784_1.html|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref>

==Education==
Born in Kanpur, Mehta studied in Mumbai and Nagpur.<ref name=":1" /> He is a chartered accountant from the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiaconference.com/2019/speakers/sanjiv-mehta/|title=Sanjiv Mehta I India Conference}}</ref> and later completed the Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-06|title=Sanjiv Mehta Education {{!}} Salary|url=https://indiancompanies.in/sanjiv-mehta-education-salary/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=IndianCompanies.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Sanjiv was conferred the honorary degree of in 'Business Management’ by Xavier University (Xavier Institute of Management) Bhubaneswar.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-27|title=Fifth Annual Convocation of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/fifth-annual-convocation-xavier-university-bhubaneswar/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career & Unilever Journey ==
He started his career with [[Union Carbide India Limited|Union Carbide India]]. In 1998 he joined the board of [[Unilever Bangladesh Limited|Unilever Bangladesh]] as its commercial director. In April 2002 he was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/all-you-need-to-know-about-sanjiv-mehta-the-new-hul-chairman-2548381.html|title=All you need to know about Sanjiv Mehta, the new HUL Chairman|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref> 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).<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life==
Mehta grew up in Mumbai<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Ghaswalla|first=Amrita Nair|title=Home coming for Sanjiv Mehta|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/home-coming-for-sanjiv-mehta/article23112266.ece|access-date=2021-08-23|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>and is the son of SP Mehta and Anita Mehta. His parents were uprooted during the partition of India.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/naming-of-sanjiv-mehta-as-hul-ceo-comes-as-a-surprise/articleshow/21384944.cms?from=mdr|title=Naming of Sanjiv Mehta as HUL CEO comes as a surprise|first1=Kala|last1=Vijayraghavan|first2=Sagar|last2=Malviya|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> His father was is a retired senior executive with [[Reserve Bank of India]]. He is married to Mona Mehta, who too is a chartered accountant<ref name=":2" /> and they have twin daughters Naina and Roshni who have studied at MIT and Cornell respectively .<ref name=":1" />

==Boards==
- Senior Vice President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry [https://ficci.in/Executive-Committee.asp  https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/growth-of-e-commerce-in-grocery-sector-irreversible-hul-cmd-sanjiv-mehta-277116-2020-10-29]

- Chairs ‘Vikaasa’, a coalition of top Indian and MNC Companies [https://deshicompanies.com/market-leader/sanjiv-mehta-chairman-and-md-of-hindustan-unilever-limited-education-career-personal-life-company-profile-brands-logo-net-worth/  https://www.exchange4media.com/idma-news/sanjiv-mehta-of-hul-to-chair-the-jury-for-idma-and-valedictory-for-tech-2018-90471.html]

- Co-chairs the Advisory Network to the High-Level Panel for a ‘Sustainable Ocean Economy’[https://www.oceanpanel.org/advisory-expert-co-chairs/sanjiv-mehta]

- Member of the Breach Candy Hospital Trust [https://alist.campaignindia.co.in/list-2018/sanjiv-mehta/ https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/huls-sanjiv-mehta-promoted-to-unilever-south-asia-president/103044]

- Member of South Asia Advisory Board of Harvard Business School [https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/huls-sanjiv-mehta-promoted-to-unilever-south-asia-president/103044]

- Director of Board of Indian School of Business [https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/huls-sanjiv-mehta-promoted-to-unilever-south-asia-president/103044]

==Awards and recognition==

*2004, Business Executive of the Year - American Chamber of Commerce Dhaka [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/us-chamber-awards-indian-business-head/story-eWlgwYWZYEBXyaXigD0fGL.html]
*May 2016, 'The Outstanding CEO of the Year' at the 3rd edition of the CEO AWARDS 2016 organised by CEO INDIA magazine<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceoawards.co.in/|title=CEO Awards – Rewarding excellence beyond the boardroom.|website=ceoawards.co.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref>
*January 2017, 'Management Man of the Year' award from Bombay Management Association<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bma-india.com/38th-bma-awards-2015-16/|title=38th BMA Awards 2015-16 {{!}} Bombay Management Association|date=2017-01-31|work=Bombay Management Association|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en-US}}</ref>
*January 2018, Business Leader award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hul.co.in/news/news-and-features/2018/huls-chief-wins-the-ca-business-leader-title-by-icai.html|title=HUL's Chief wins the 'CA Business Leader' title by ICAI|work=Hindustan Unilever Limited website|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}</ref>
*November 2018, Economic Times Award 2018 for Corporate Citizen<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-2018-for-corporate-citizen-hul/articleshow/65714741.cms|title=ET Awards 2018 for Corporate Citizen: HUL|date=2018-11-18|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>
*November 2018, Best CEO Multinational - Forbes India [https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership-awards-2018/sanjiv-mehta-creating-a-faster-nimbler-hul/51839/1]
*March 2019, Honorary Degree - Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prameyanews.com/fifth-annual-convocation-of-xavier-university-bhubaneswar/|title=Fifth Annual Convocation of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar|date=2019-03-28|website=prameyanews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>
*2019, “Business Leader” of the year award by All India Management Association [https://www.aima.in/content/events/flagship-events/managing-india-awards]
*2019, Business Leader of the Year by The Economic Times [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feconomictimes.indiatimes.com%2Fnews%2Fcompany%2Fcorporate-trends%2Fet-awards-2019-sanjiv-mehta-cmd-hul-receives-business-leader-of-the-year%2Fvideoshow%2F72313896.cms&data=04%7C01%7CTania.Dutta%40unilever.com%7C0df6ba25adac4dc5ccff08d96dd0b860%7Cf66fae025d36495bbfe078a6ff9f8e6e%7C1%7C0%7C637661565469801275%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=BBwQPVLCUbCLJRKLsMBGVJfRZxg18itLvXmjy9RgsMM%3D&reserved=0]
*January 2019, Industry Role Model - Lokmat's Most Stylish Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/photo/lokmat-most-stylish-awards-in-mumbai-honour-industry-role-models-243.html|title=lokmat most stylish awards in mumbai honour industry role models - Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>
*2019, Best Transformational Leader - Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability [https://www.asiancentre.org/6th-asiasummit-2019/]
*2020, Pralhad P. Chhabria Memorial Global Award - Priyadarshni Academy [https://www.businesswireindia.com/priyadarshni-academy-36th-anniversary-global-awards-2020-honoured-stalwarts-including-mr-borge-brende-president-world-economic-forum-bollywood-actor-ms-taapsee-pannu-69591.html]
*2021, Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace - Xavier Institute of Management (XLRI)[https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/hindustan-unilever-md-to-receive-medal-for-peace.html  https://avenuemail.in/xlris-64th-annual-convocation-on-march-21-hindustan-unilever-md-to-receive-sir-jehangir-ghandy-medal-for-peace/   https://www.edexlive.com/news/2021/feb/22/you-have-the-power-to-create-a-world-thats-fair-and-peaceful-huls-sanjiv-mehta-at-xlri-18414.html]
*2021, JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award - All India Management Association (AIMA)[https://www.aima.in/management-tv/details/two-big-lessons-climate-crisis-healthcare-mr-sanjiv-mehta-jrd-tata-corporate-leadership-lecture  https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/the-world-should-not-forget-about-action-on-climate-and-healthcare-sanjiv-mehta-11613809325245.html]
*2021, Best CEO Medium Company Category - Business Today [https://www.businesstoday.in/mindrush/mindrush-2021/story/bt-mindrush-2021-here-are-the-winners-of-indias-best-ceos-285281-2021-01-23]

==References==
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