Mr. Arun Adhikari
Independent Director
Arun Adhikari graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1975. He went on to complete his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He is former Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited and former Senior Advisor of McKinsey & Company in India.
He has held several senior positions in Unilever including sales, marketing, consumer research and general management both in India and across the globe having worked in London, Tokyo and Singapore. He has been involved in external relationships with the Government and media, investor relations, risk management, and corporate governance. He has advised McKinsey clients across a wide range of sectors both consumer and industrial.
From 2000 to 2006, he has served as a member of the executive and governing bodies of several industrial, trade and professional associations in India including the Market Research Society of India, Indian Soaps and Toiletries Manufacturers Association, Indian Society of Advertisers and the Advertising Standards Council of India.
Since 2014 Mr. Adhikari has been an Independent Director on several Boards and a member on the Audit, Nomination & Remuneration and Risk Committees thereto.