Hindustan Unilever Limited: Powerpoint Presentation of Company Law On
Hindustan Unilever Limited: Powerpoint Presentation of Company Law On
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HINDUSTAN UNILIVER
LIMITED
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
Hindustan Unilever Limited is India’s largest fast-moving consumer
goods (FMCG) company and has a wide Product list with a Historical
presence in India of over 80 years. Nine Out of ten Indian households
use one or more of HUL Brands. Divisions – Home Care, Beauty &
Personal Care, and Foods and Refreshment – hindustan unilever
products includes a portfolio of brands that serve consumers across
the length and breadth of India.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS AND OVERVIEW
Mr. Sanjiv Mehta (58) joined the Board of the Company in October 2013 as the Chief Executive
Officer and Managing Director. He was appointed as a Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited
with effect from 30th June 2018. He was been appointed as President of Unilever, South Asia
and a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) effective from May 2019.
Mr. Mehta joined Hindustan Unilever Limited in October 1992. He has led several Unilever
businesses across South Asia, South East Asia, and the Middle East. He was appointed
Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed
as Chairman and CEO of Unilever Philippines. In 2008, he took up his responsibilities as the
Chairman of Unilever North Africa and Middle East (NAME), leading a multi-country
organization spanning 20 countries in the region.
During his tenure as the head of various Unilever Companies, the business achieved
significant success accelerating both growth and profitability. Importantly, he has
been instrumental in building leadership talent and substantially strengthening
organizational capabilities. Before joining Unilever, Mr. Mehta worked for Union
Carbide India.
He is a Commerce Graduate and a Chartered Accountant. He has also completed
his Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a member of
the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee, Nomination, and Remuneration Committee, and Chairman of the Risk
Management Committee of the Company.
In terms of external committees, Mr. Mehta is the Chairman of the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) FMCG sub-committee and Chairman of the
Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) MNC sub-committee.
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER COMPANY PRODUCTS
Hindustan Unilever Products are available in over eight million outlets across
India. HUL has around 18,000 employees working across 28 Company-owned
factories and nine offices. More than 1,000 suppliers work with the Company’s
supply chain spanning own factories and several others that manufacture on the
Company’s behalf. The Hindustan Unilever Products are stocked in warehouses
dotted across the country and delivered to over 3,500 distributors. Hindustan
Unilever limited also creates employment opportunities for several thousand
more across its value chain – from smallholder farmers who provide raw
materials, to the distribution partners who take products to customers and
consumers.
ABOUT ITS PRODUCT
Lakmé entered the list of the Company’s Rs 1,000+ crore brands last year. Skin Cleansing’s
growth was led by the premium part of the portfolio- Dove, Pears, and Hamam. The
freshness variants include Lifebuoy, Lux, and Liril.
2)DOMESTOS
3)COMFORT
4) OMO
PURIFIERS
Pureit launched Pureit Copper+, an innovation inspired by the age-old
tradition of storing water in Copper vessels, which adds the goodness
of copper to RO purified water.
PERSONAL WASH
1) LUX
2) REXONA
3) BREEZE
4) LIFEBUOY
5) PEARS
6) DOVE
7) HAMAM
8) LIRIL
9) LOVE CARE
SKIN CARE
Skin Care was driven by good momentum in Fair & Lovely and strong growth in
Ponds and the premium part of the portfolio. All the value packs launched in the
moisturizer range in Pond’s, Vaseline and Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, Lakmé Aloe
range, and Lakmé Lip Love.
LEVER ayush launched across multiple categories like oral care, hair care, skin care, and skin
cleansing continued to perform well in South India.
HAIR CARE
Haircare Segment has TRESemmé, Dove and Indulekha & Clinic Plus
2) PEPSODENT
3) CLOSE UP
4) DABUR
DEODRANTS
1) AXE
2) REXONA
3) DOVE
BEVERAGES
The Refreshment business comprising iconic brands like the Taj Mahal, Brooke Bond Red Label,
Lipton, BRU, and Kwality Wall’s, had a good year.
Tea continued to deliver robust, volume-led growth as all the key brands – Brooke Bond Red Label, 3
Roses, Taaza and Taj Mahal – continued to grow and delight millions of consumers with their
superior Hindustan Unilever Products at the right price.
The relaunched Brooke Bond Taj Mahal continued to strengthen its franchise. Lipton green tea
accelerated its proposition on how exercise, when supplemented with green tea, can work wonders
for weight loss.
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts and Food
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts rolled out globally UniCornetto, Sandwich, and Magnum
Hazelnut as well as local innovations – Cloud Bite with twin flavors and access packs in Choco
Cone, Orange Bar, and Rajwadi Bite. Launched several co-branded innovations – Cornetto Oreo,
Gems Cup, and Oreo Tubs.
Foods & Refreshment division is home to trusted brands like Kissan, Knorr and
Annapurna and plays across different product segments. Kissan launched a range of
international sauces – Schezwan, Manchurian, Pizza Pasta and Mexican Salsa.
COMPETITORS
•ITC Ltd
•Nestle India Ltd
•Britannia Industries Ltd
•Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
•Dabur India Ltd
•Marico Ltd
•Varun Beverages Ltd
•GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd
•Hatsun Agro Product Ltd
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