Hindustan Unilever Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever NV, announced June 5 that it plans to integrate its foods and refreshments categories in South Asia, effective July 1.
The company said the integration would increase its organizational agility and better serve local consumers while generating synergies.
Sudhir Sitapati, executive director for refreshments, will be redesignated as executive director for foods and refreshments, Hindustan Unilever said.
Geetu Verma, executive director for foods, will move to Unilever's Dutch headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to take up the post of global vice president for nutrition and natural platforms, a new role to advance the company's presence in the health and wellbeing sector.
