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Rohit Jawa

Rohit was appointed CEO & Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited in June 2023 and a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive in April 2023.

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President, CEO & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited

Rohit Jawa is President, CEO and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL).

Rohit is an experienced operator with huge marketing and commercial expertise and a track record of delivery. He has a proven track record of sustained business results across Asia having led markets in India, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and North Asia. He is deeply passionate about integrating the strength of traditional markets with digital technologies and future-fit business models.

As EVP North Asia and Chairman Unilever China for five years until early 2022, Rohit helped to transform the business into Unilever’s third largest globally. He developed a distinct strategic agenda for China, championed digitalisation and premiumisation, and steered the business very capably through the Covid crisis. As the Chairman of Unilever Philippines, he led the business to become one of the top ten markets for Unilever globally.

Rohit has a bachelor’s degree from St Stephen’s College and an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, both at the University of Delhi, India. He is an alumnus of IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland, where he completed the Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives in 2018. Rohit has also completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School in 2022.

History

  • 2024: President, CEO & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited and member of Unilever Leadership Executive
  • 2023 — 2024: President, Unilever South Asia and member of the Unilever Leadership Executive
  • 2022 — 2023: Chief of Transformation, Unilever
  • 2017 — 2022: EVP North Asia and Chairman, Unilever China
  • 2013 — 2017: EVP, Chairman and CEO, Unilever Philippines
  • 2010 — 2013: SVP Global Marketing Operations, Unilever
  • 2006 — 2010: Regional Category VP Laundry, Unilever Asia
  • 2004 — 2006: VP, Home Care, Unilever Vietnam
  • 2002 — 2004: General Manager, Western Region, Hindustan Unilever Limited
  • 1988 — 2002: Sales and Marketing, Hindustan Unilever Limited

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