Harish Manwani is an honours graduate from Mumbai University and has a master's degree in management studies. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
He joined Hindustan Lever (HLL) in 1976 becoming a member of the HLL board 1995 as director responsible for the Personal Products business. As category leader for Personal Products he also held regional responsibility for the Central Asia and Middle East business group.
In 2000 he moved to the UK as senior vice president Global Hair Care and Oral Care and in 2001 was appointed president Home and Personal Care Latin America business group. He also served as chairman of Unilever’s Latin America Advisory Council.
In 2004 he was appointed president and CEO of the HPC North America business group and in April 2005 joined the Unilever Executive as president Asia Africa. He is also non-executive chairman of Hindustan Lever and is currently a member of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business.
Harish is married and has two daughters. He spends his leisure time with his family and enjoys playing golf and an occasional game of bridge. |