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Unilever names Amruta S as executive vice president
MUMBAI: Unilever has appointed Amruta S as executive vice president, business development, handing her the brief to sharpen the group’s dealmaking engine and push its next leg of growth.
In the newly created role, Amruta will run mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships and market expansion, working with the chief executive and the senior leadership team to reshape the portfolio and lift long-term value.
She joins from Nestlé, where she was most recently senior vice president, operations, after a stint as vice president, operations, leading large-scale commercial, operational and people programmes across India. Earlier in her career, she served as a senior visa officer at the American embassy and held sales and marketing roles, giving her a cross-sector mix of execution and strategy.
The hire signals Unilever’s intent to move faster on acquisitions and alliances as it hunts for growth in a tougher consumer market.