3. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is the largest FMCG
company in India.
It is owned by the British-Dutch company “Unilever” and has
about 52% majority stake in Hindustan Unilever Limited .
Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents and
personal care products.
It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Hindustan Unilever Limited has over 35 brands spanning 20
distinct categories.
As per Nielsen market research data, two out of three Indians
use HUL products.
4. OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
INCORPORATED: 1933
INDUSTRY: CONSUMER GOODS.
HEADQUARTERS: MUMBAI ,MAHARASHTRA.
KEY PEOPLE: HARISH MANWANI(CHARIMAN)
NITIN PARANJE(MD & CEO)
TURNOVER: INR 27408 crores
PEOPLE: 16000 EMPLOYEES INCLUDING
1500 MANAGERS.
PARENTAGE: PART OF 44.3 BILLION EUROS OF
UNILEVER GROUP.
REACH: 6.4 MILLION RETAIL OUTLETS.
R&D CENTRES: MUMBAI & BANGALORE, INDIA
5. FMCG SECTOR
4th largest sector
in the economy
Total market
share of Rs. 450
bn
Growth of 65%
by 2014
Main Players:
HUL
• ITC
• COLGATE-
PALMOLIVE
• NIRMA
FMCG SECTOR
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7. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
Hindustan Unilever Limited was established in 1933 as Lever
Brothers India Limited by Lever Brothers.
In 1956, it became known as Hindustan Lever Limited, as a result
of a merger between Lever Brothers, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg.
Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd.
The company was renamed in June 2007 as “Hindustan Unilever
Limited”.
Lever Brothers first commenced operations in India in the
summer of 1888, when crates full of Sunlight soap bars, embossed
with the words "Made in England by Lever Brothers" were shipped
to the Kolkata harbour and it began an era of marketing branded
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).
8.
9. To earn the love and respect of India, by
making a real difference to every Indian
11. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
Mr.Harish Manwani
• Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Nitin Paranjpe
• Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sridhar Ramamurthy
• Executive Director, Finance & IT and Chief Financial
Officer
Mr. Pradeep Banerjee
• Executive Director, Supply Chain
12. Mr. Aditya Narayan
Independent Director
Mr. S. Ramadorai
Independent Director
Mr. O. P. Bhatt Independent
Director
Dr. Sanjiv Misra
Independent
Director
KEY PEOPLE