{"id":3176,"date":"2025-07-11T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkpreneurs.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/meet-priya-nair-the-first-woman-to-lead-hindustan-unilever\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:54:02","slug":"meet-priya-nair-the-first-woman-to-lead-hindustan-unilever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkpreneurs.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/meet-priya-nair-the-first-woman-to-lead-hindustan-unilever\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Priya Nair the first woman to lead Hindustan Unilever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some journeys don\u2019t start with a spotlight.<\/p>\n

They begin with a notebook, a curious mind, and a voice inside that says,
\n\u201cKeep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how Priya Nair began, a girl from Mumbai with big dreams, quiet confidence, and a strong belief in learning.<\/p>\n

And now? She\u2019s making history.<\/p>\n

On August 1, 2025, Priya Nair will become the first woman CEO and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), \u00a0a company known in almost every Indian home.<\/p>\n

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Early days of learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Priya studied Commerce at Sydenham College, where she learned about numbers, accounts, and business.<\/p>\n

Then she did her MBA in Marketing from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management in Pune. That step brought her closer to the world of brands and markets.<\/p>\n

But the learning didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

Years later, she went to Harvard Business School for a leadership course, pushed by her mother, who always told her:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should never stop learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

That one sentence became her life\u2019s guiding rule.<\/p>\n

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Climbing the ladder at HUL:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 1995, Priya joined HUL as a management trainee, her first job.<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t start with big decisions. Her first role was in consumer insights, where she studied how people think, shop, and live. She believed that selling a product wasn\u2019t enough, one had to understand people first.<\/p>\n

Over time, she worked on famous brands like Dove, Rin, and Comfort. From sales to marketing, from home care to personal care, she took on many roles and slowly built a strong name for herself.<\/p>\n

In 2014, she became Executive Director of Home Care, a big role. She helped improve the business and made it more sustainable and ready for the future.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Priya moved to London as the Global Chief Marketing Officer for Unilever\u2019s Beauty & Wellbeing business.<\/p>\n

This gave her a global view of business, but she stayed connected to her Indian roots.<\/p>\n

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Soon, she became part of Unilever\u2019s top leadership team, working with experienced leaders like Nitin Paranjpe and Rohit Jawa.<\/p>\n

With her mix of global thinking and local understanding, she became the perfect choice to lead HUL into the future.<\/p>\n

Now, in 2025, Priya will take over from Rohit Jawa, who led HUL through tough economic times and helped it grow again.<\/p>\n

With this move, Priya becomes a symbol of change.<\/p>\n

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Her two simple leadership rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you ask Priya what helped her grow, she shares two powerful ideas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Find your purpose. It gives you strength during hard times.<\/li>\n
  2. Stay curious and keep learning. Because what worked yesterday may not work tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    She calls it \u201clearning agility\u201d, being ready to learn, unlearn, and grow again.<\/p>\n

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    Her work spoke loudly:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    One of Priya\u2019s most famous projects was \u2018Kan Khajura Tesan\u2019, a mobile radio campaign for rural India. People could give a missed call and listen to free entertainment.<\/p>\n

    The idea was a hit, and won 3 Gold Lions at Cannes in 2014, one of the world\u2019s biggest advertising awards.<\/p>\n

    In her Home Care role, she didn\u2019t just focus on sales. She made the products and business more eco-friendly and prepared for the future.<\/p>\n

    <p>The post Meet Priya Nair the first woman to lead Hindustan Unilever<\/a> first appeared on Hello Entrepreneurs<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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