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Lakshmi Krishnan

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Chief Human Resources Officer at Arvind Fashions Limited
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

A transformational HR leader with 25 years of global experience at companies like Unilever and now Arvind Fashions Limited. Described by colleagues as authentic, innovative, and detail-oriented, she specializes in data-driven people strategies and large-scale organizational design. She is a graduate of the University of Madras and Whartons CHRO program.

After working abroad for over a decade in locations like Singapore and the UK, she has recently returned home to Bengaluru, India. She is a passionate advocate for continuous education and employee well-being, frequently sharing insights on these topics. Her focus is on creating human-centered approaches to drive performance.

Unique fact: While at Unilever, she led inclusion initiatives that successfully raised female leadership to 60% within a 1,500-person global function.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Diversity & Inclusion
Drove initiatives at Unilever that increased female leadership to 60% in a large global function, a key highlight of her career.
Leadership Development
Has a proven track record of building 'Next Gen' leadership academies and is focused on scaling capability within organizations.
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Career

Work history

5-2026
Chief Human Resources Officer
Arvind Fashions Limited
7-2021 - 8-2025
Head of HR, Corporate Functions — Unilever Headquarters, London | Jul 2021 – Aug 2025
Unilever
7-2018 - 7-2021
Head of HR, Global Procurement — Unilever, Singapore
Unilever
5-2015 - 6-2018
Global HR Director Asia Supply Chain
Unilever
5-2013 - 4-2015
Global HR Director Unilever Engineering
Unilever
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Education
6-2025 - 6-2026
CHRO Program
Wharton Executive Education
1998 - 2000
MSW
University of Madras
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