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Krishnan Sundaram

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Chief Executive Officer at VINI COSMETICS PRIVATE LIMITED
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Krishnan Sundaram is the CEO of Vini Cosmetics, leveraging over 23 years of CPG leadership from his tenure at Unilever. He specializes in business transformation, marketing, and M&A integration, notably leading the acquisition of GSKs Horlicks portfolio. He holds an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and is often described as action-oriented and detail-focused.

Outside of his corporate roles, Krishnan is passionate about fostering growth in the consumer brand space, having founded his own venture to help startups scale. He also maintains strong professional relationships, valuing the long-term bonds he builds with his teams. He is a strong advocate for supporting young talent regardless of gender.

Unique fact: Krishnan was named one of Indias top 40 managers under 40 in 2017.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Business Transformation
A core theme of his career, having held roles like VP of Global Marketing Transformation at Unilever and successfully leading major change management initiatives.
M&A Integration
He successfully led the integration of GSK's nutrition portfolio (Horlicks) into Unilever, which was India's largest CPG merger.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Chief Executive Officer
VINI COSMETICS PRIVATE LIMITED
1-2024 - 8-2024
Founder
Self-employed
1-2019 - 12-2023
Vice President and Business Head, Nutrition
Unilever
6-2017 - 1-2019
Vice President, Global Marketing Transformation and Capability
Unilever
12-2014 - 5-2017
Vice President, Marketing Transformation, South Asia
Unilever
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Education
1998 - 2000
MBA
Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
1995 - 1998
BSc (Hons)
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
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