Gunender Kapur will serve as an advisor to TPG Capital

TPG Capital, the global private investment firm, today announced that Mr Gunender Kapur, a leading retail and consumer executive, will assist ( in a senior advisor capacity) TPG in focusing on investment strategies in the consumer and retail sectors in India. Mr. Kapur, 49 years old, most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Food & Grocery Division of Reliance Retail Limited. Prior to joining Reliance, Mr. Kapur served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Unilever Nigeria Plc. Prior to that he worked as Executive Director Foods Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Senior Vice President Foods Unilever South Asia. He joined Hindustan Unilever Ltd as a Management Trainee and served in various positions of increasing responsibility, such as Marketing Manager- Oral care India, Marketing Manager Dental Innovation Center Developing & Emerging markets and General Manager Popular Foods.