According to the reports, Ms. Nair, in her new position with the French luxury group Chanel, will be based in London.
Leena Nair, the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Anglo-Dutch FMCG major Unilever has stepped down to join French luxury group Chanel as its Global Chief Executive.
She was a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE), which is responsible for delivering Unilever&rsquo;s business and financial performance.
&ldquo;Leena Nair, CHRO, has decided to leave the company in January 2022 to pursue a new career opportunity as Global Chief Executive Officer, Chanel Ltd,&rdquo; Unilever said in a statement while announcing change to its Leadership Executive.
According to the reports, Ms. Nair, in her new position with the French luxury group Chanel, will be based in London.
&ldquo;I would like to thank Leena for her outstanding contribution over the last three decades. Leena has been a pioneer throughout her career at Unilever, but no more so than in her role as CHRO, where she has been a driving force on our equity, diversity and inclusion agenda, on the transformation of our leadership development, and on our preparedness for the future of work,&rdquo; Unilever CEO Alan Jope said.
She has played a critical role in building our purpose-led, future-fit organisation, which is now the employer of choice in over 50 countries globally, he added.
Ms. Nair, an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, had joined HUL, Unilever&rsquo;s Indian subsidiary in 1992 and worked for 30 years.
Ms. Nair took to twitter to express her gratitude and recall her long association with the company.

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