In this episode, host Suketu Shah sits down with Sanjiv Mehta - the man who took Hindustan Unilever from a market cap of $17 billion to $76 billion in a decade; for a conversation that runs from Partition-era Lahore to the top of India's largest FMCG company.
About the guest: Sanjiv Mehta spent 32 years at Unilever, leading its businesses as CEO or Executive Chairman for 21 of them across 25 countries. He was Chairman & MD of Hindustan Unilever until 2023, a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive, and President of FICCI. A Chartered Accountant who never did an MBA, he is today Executive Chairman of L Catterton India and sits on the boards of Air India, Danone and Dr. Reddy's.
In this episode, host Suketu Shah sits down with Sanjiv Mehta - the man who took Hindustan Unilever from a market cap of $17 billion to $76 billion in a decade; for a conversation that runs from Partition-era Lahore to the top of India's largest FMCG company.
About the guest: Sanjiv Mehta spent 32 years at Unilever, leading its businesses as CEO or Executive Chairman for 21 of them across 25 countries. He was Chairman & MD of Hindustan Unilever until 2023, a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive, and President of FICCI. A Chartered Accountant who never did an MBA, he is today Executive Chairman of L Catterton India and sits on the boards of Air India, Danone and Dr. Reddy's.
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