HUL's Punit Misra quits; Srinandan Sundaram is new executive director, sales and customer development

Sundaram will take over charge from September 1.

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced a key change in the management committee of the company. Srinandan Sundaram (currently vice-president, skin care) will take over from Punit Misra as executive director, sales and customer development. The change will be effective from September 1, 2016. Misra has left HUL in order to pursue another opportunity.

Sundaram joined the company as a management trainee in 1999. Over the past 17 years, he has had stints spanning customer development (CD) and marketing across a number of categories. He has held leadership roles in CD across general trade and modern trade. Since 2009, he has led several categories in the personal care business including oral care, deodorants, hair care, and most recently, skin care.

Speaking about the new appointment Sanjiv Mehta, CEO and managing director, HUL, says, "I welcome (Srinandan) Sundaram to the HUL management committee and wish him success in his new role. Under his leadership, the hair and skin care businesses have seen strong growth fuelled by innovations and brilliant marketing."

Talking about (Punit) Misra, Sundaram's predecessor, Mehta adds, "I thank Misra for his invaluable contribution to Unilever over the last 20 years. He passionately led a transformational customer development agenda which has helped strengthen the CD function of HUL. I wish him the very best for his future endeavours."