Sanjiv Mehta | |
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| Born | 1959/1960 (age 66–67)[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Chartered Accountant |
| Alma mater | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India[2] |
| Occupation | President, Unilever South Asia |
| Spouse(s) | Mona Mehta (m.1993) |
| Children | 2 daughters[3] |
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.[4] 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.[5] Mehta is a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive, its global executive board.[6]
Education
Born in Kanpur, Mehta studied in Mumbai and Nagpur.[7] He is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India[8] and later completed the Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School.[9] Sanjiv was conferred the honorary degree of in 'Business Management’ by Xavier University (Xavier Institute of Management) Bhubaneswar.[10]
Career & Unilever Journey
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.[11] 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).[11]
Personal life
Mehta grew up in Mumbai[12]and is the son of SP Mehta and Anita Mehta. His parents were uprooted during the partition of India.[7] 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[12] and they have twin daughters Naina and Roshni who have studied at MIT and Cornell respectively .[7]
Boards
- Senior Vice President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry [1]
- Chairs ‘Vikaasa’, a coalition of top Indian and MNC Companies [2]
- Co-chairs the Advisory Network to the High-Level Panel for a ‘Sustainable Ocean Economy’[3]
- Member of the Breach Candy Hospital Trust [4]
- Member of South Asia Advisory Board of Harvard Business School [5]
- Director of Board of Indian School of Business [6]
Awards and recognition
- 2004, Business Executive of the Year - American Chamber of Commerce Dhaka [7]
- May 2016, 'The Outstanding CEO of the Year' at the 3rd edition of the CEO AWARDS 2016 organised by CEO INDIA magazine[13]
- January 2017, 'Management Man of the Year' award from Bombay Management Association[14]
- January 2018, Business Leader award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India[15]
- November 2018, Economic Times Award 2018 for Corporate Citizen[16]
- November 2018, Best CEO Multinational - Forbes India [8]
- March 2019, Honorary Degree - Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar[17]
- 2019, “Business Leader” of the year award by All India Management Association [9]
- 2019, Business Leader of the Year by The Economic Times [10]
- January 2019, Industry Role Model - Lokmat's Most Stylish Awards[18]
- 2019, Best Transformational Leader - Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability [11]
- 2020, Pralhad P. Chhabria Memorial Global Award - Priyadarshni Academy [12]
- 2021, Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial and Social Peace - Xavier Institute of Management (XLRI)[13]
- 2021, JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award - All India Management Association (AIMA)[14]
- 2021, Best CEO Medium Company Category - Business Today [15]
References
- ↑ Vijayraghavan, Kala (27 July 2013). "Naming of Sanjiv Mehta as HUL CEO comes as a surprise". Economic Times. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Alma mater". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ Gupte, Masoom. "Top boss Sanjiv Mehta ensures gender parity at HUL, credits the women in his life for it". The Economic Times.
- ↑ Banerjee, Rajiv. "How India's largest FMCG company HUL is innovating". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (14 March 2019). "HUL MD Sanjiv Mehta elevated as President of Unilever South Asia". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Vijayraghavan, Kala; Malviya, Sagar. "Naming of Sanjiv Mehta as HUL CEO comes as a surprise". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Sanjiv Mehta I India Conference".
- ↑ "Sanjiv Mehta Education | Salary". IndianCompanies.in. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Fifth Annual Convocation of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar". India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "All you need to know about Sanjiv Mehta, the new HUL Chairman". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ghaswalla, Amrita Nair. "Home coming for Sanjiv Mehta". @businessline. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "CEO Awards – Rewarding excellence beyond the boardroom". ceoawards.co.in. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "38th BMA Awards 2015-16 | Bombay Management Association". Bombay Management Association. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "HUL's Chief wins the 'CA Business Leader' title by ICAI". Hindustan Unilever Limited website. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "ET Awards 2018 for Corporate Citizen: HUL". The Economic Times. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Fifth Annual Convocation of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar". prameyanews.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "lokmat most stylish awards in mumbai honour industry role models - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 14 August 2019.