HUL appoints Vandana Suri as executive director, home care

HUL is restructuring its management committee, with changes set to take effect on January 1 2026. Vandana Suri, general manager, beauty and wellbeing for Unilever Indonesia, has been named the new executive director, home care.

Furthermore, Srinandan Sundaram will transition into the role of CEO of Unilever International. Suri’s extensive 20-year career includes significant roles in category leadership and transformation across HUL, where she successfully oversaw the premium laundry and skin care portfolios in both the Indian and international markets.

This change in the management committee follows the Q2 results of the financial year. WhatPackaging? readers will recall that the group reported a 2% consolidated Underlying Sales Growth (USG) and flat Underlying Volume Growth (UVG), impacted by GST changes and prolonged monsoons. 

Particularly in the home care portfolio, volume growth was mid-single digits.

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 to the HUL management committee, Nair 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.”