Sanjiv Mehta (Indian businessman): Difference between revisions

| children          = 2 daughters (Naina Mehta and Roshni Mehta) <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 and the top five most valuable companies in the country.<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|agency=Press Trust of India|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>

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>  

== Career ==

He began his career in 1983 with Union Carbide.  Early in his career, he was part of the crisis management team that worked on the Bhopal Gas tragedy in 1984. Since then, to date, he has been known to start most meetings by reviewing the safety agenda.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leader in Spotlight|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/bluQyHVu4STYfTdCw18GHO/Leader-in-the-spotlight-Sanjiv-Mehta.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home coming for Sanjiv Mehta|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/home-coming-for-sanjiv-mehta/article23112266.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> 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> Under his leadership, Unilever Bangladesh went on to become the crown jewel of Unilever's parent company given its competitive growth and stellar performance. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=Unilever launches book ‘Jatra’ telling its story|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/companies/unilever-launches-book-jatra-telling-its-story-208462|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Business Standard|language=en}}</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" /> In 2013, he took over Unilever's business in India and South Asia, as Chairman and MD of Hindustan Unilever (HUL).

 

 

 

 

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 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 Cornell, MIT and Harvard University respectively.<ref name=":1" />

President of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Growth of e-commerce in grocery sector 'irreversible': HUL CMD Sanjiv Mehta|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/growth-of-e-commerce-in-grocery-sector-irreversible-hul-cmd-sanjiv-mehta-277116-2020-10-29|access-date=2021-10-06|website=Business Today|language=en}}</ref>

 

Non-Executive Independent Board member of [[Air India Limited]], TATA Group since 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayraghavan |first=Kala |last2=Mishra |first2=Mihir |title=HUL CEO Sanjiv Mehta likely to be appointed on board of Air India |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/hul-ceo-sanjiv-mehta-likely-to-be-appointed-on-board-of-air-india/articleshow/89158819.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>

Member of South Asia Advisory Board of [[Harvard Business School]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=HUL’s Sanjiv Mehta named Unilever South Asia president|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/huls-sanjiv-mehta-promoted-to-unilever-south-asia-president/103044|access-date=2021-10-06|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

Co-chairs the Advisory Network to the High-Level Panel for a ‘Sustainable Ocean Economy’ <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanjiv Mehta|url=https://www.oceanpanel.org/advisory-expert-co-chairs/sanjiv-mehta|access-date=2021-10-06|website=High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy|language=en}}</ref>

Chairs ‘Vikaasa’, a coalition of top Indian and MNC companies <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanjiv Mehta of HUL to chair the jury for IDMA and valedictory for Techमंच 2018 - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/idma-news/sanjiv-mehta-of-hul-to-chair-the-jury-for-idma-and-valedictory-for-tech-2018-90471.html|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bansal|first=Ritu|date=2021-05-08|title=Sanjiv Mehta Chairman and MD of Hindustan Unilever Limited, Education, Career, Personal Life, Company Profile, Brands, Logo, Net Worth|url=https://deshicompanies.com/market-leader/sanjiv-mehta-chairman-and-md-of-hindustan-unilever-limited-education-career-personal-life-company-profile-brands-logo-net-worth/|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Deshi Companies|language=en-US}}</ref>

Director of Board of Indian School of Business <ref>{{Cite web|title=HUL’s Sanjiv Mehta named Unilever South Asia president|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/huls-sanjiv-mehta-promoted-to-unilever-south-asia-president/103044|access-date=2021-10-20|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

Member of the Breach Candy Hospital Trust <ref>{{Cite web|title=SANJIV MEHTA {{!}} A List Campaign India|url=https://alist.campaignindia.co.in/list-2018/sanjiv-mehta/|access-date=2021-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HUL’s Sanjiv Mehta named Unilever South Asia president|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/huls-sanjiv-mehta-promoted-to-unilever-south-asia-president/103044|access-date=2021-10-20|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

*2019, “Business Leader” of the year award by All India Management Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aima.in/media-centre/events/managing-india-awards-2019-new-delhi.html|title=Sanjiv Mehta won Business Leader of the Year Award 2019, New Delhi {{!}} AIMA|website=www.aima.in|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

*2021, Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace - Xavier Institute of Management (XLRI)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=XLRI's 64th Annual Convocation on March 21, Hindustan Unilever MD to receive 'Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Peace'|url=https://avenuemail.in/xlris-64th-annual-convocation-on-march-21-hindustan-unilever-md-to-receive-sir-jehangir-ghandy-medal-for-peace/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-15|website=The Avenue Mail|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=You have the power to create a world that's fair and peaceful: HUL's Sanjiv Mehta at XLRI|url=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|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Edex Live|language=en}}</ref>

*2021, JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award - All India Management Association (AIMA)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tandon|first=Suneera|date=2021-02-20|title=The world should not forget about action on climate and healthcare: Sanjiv Mehta|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/the-world-should-not-forget-about-action-on-climate-and-healthcare-sanjiv-mehta-11613809325245.html|access-date=2021-12-15|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>