Harish Manwani (born 1953) was the global chief operating officer of

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. He is currently the senior operating Partner at Blackstone and a director of

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and

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among others.

Early life

Manwani went to St. Xavier's School, Delhi and graduated from

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. He obtained a master's degree in management studies at

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Career

In 1976, Manwani joined Unilever in India (Hindustan Lever Limited). He became a member of the company board with responsibility for the Personal Products Division. He also held regional responsibility for personal products in Central Asia and the Middle East. In 2000, he moved to Unilever headquarters in the UK as the senior vice president of global hair care and oral care and subsequently held several senior general management positions with P&L responsibilities including president of home and personal care for Latin America, president and CEO of Unilever HPC North America, president Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe. He was made a non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever in 2005. In 2011, he was appointed the global COO for Unilever, with P&L responsibility for all the markets. He retired on 31 December 2014, after more than 38 years. He is now senior operating partner with Blackstone and is on several international boards and is also chairman of the Indian School of Business.

Awards

The Asia Business Leader of the Year in 2008 by

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Personal life

Harish is married and has two daughters. He was one of the hostages who were trapped in

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during the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

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Harish Manwani

Harish Manwani Geographical President, Unilever N.V.
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manwani, Harish 1954 births Living people Indian chief operating officers Harvard Business School alumni Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies alumni Survivors of the 2008 Mumbai attacks Unilever people