Priya Nair: FMCG’s Power Monarch

Impactful innovations and activations; focus remains on consistent, profitable, responsible growth

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Priya Nair, 49, Hindustan Unilever -- Photograph by Mandar DeodharPriya Nair, 49, Hindustan Unilever -- Photograph by Mandar Deodhar
Ashish Rukhaiyar
  • Dec 13, 2021,
  • Updated Dec 13, 2021 12:00 PM IST

Handling 40 per cent of the over Rs 45,000-crore business of FMCG market leader Hindustan Unilever is no mean task, and Priya Nair, Executive Director of the Beauty and Personal Care (BPC) business, does that with elan. Having been in the company nearly three decades certainly helps. In the quarter ended September 30, 2021, sales of the Nair-led BPC division rose 10 per cent, which was better than the 7 per cent of the Foods & Refreshment division, albeit lower than Home Care’s 15 per cent. She has also led sustainability initiatives for HUL with a focus on WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene).  

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Handling 40 per cent of the over Rs 45,000-crore business of FMCG market leader Hindustan Unilever is no mean task, and Priya Nair, Executive Director of the Beauty and Personal Care (BPC) business, does that with elan. Having been in the company nearly three decades certainly helps. In the quarter ended September 30, 2021, sales of the Nair-led BPC division rose 10 per cent, which was better than the 7 per cent of the Foods & Refreshment division, albeit lower than Home Care’s 15 per cent. She has also led sustainability initiatives for HUL with a focus on WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene).  

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ashish Rukhaiyar

Ashish Rukhaiyar began his reporting journey in 2005 and since then has worked with leading newspapers like Economic Times, Business Standard, Mint, Financial Express and The Hindu with a brief foray into television with ET Now. He has extensively covered various aspects of the capital markets, including regulatory policies, equities, stock exchanges and mutual funds. As a Senior Associate Editor at Business Today, he regularly writes on stock markets, start-ups, angel investing and steel. Free time is for running, movies, reading and cooking in the same order!

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