Srinivas Pathak appointed as a CFO and ED

Srinivas Pathak Appointed as a Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, Finance and IT of fast Moving Consumer good Company (FMCG) Hindustan Unilever.

He appointed after the resignation of PB Balaji from the company in august to join Tata motors as group CFO.  Balaji who was also the Executive Director was associated with Hindustan Unilever Limited for the last 24 years and has worked in various positions.

The company said after appointment “Srinivas Phatak, currently Vice President, Finance Services, Unilever, will take over from Balaji as the Executive Director, Finance and IT and CFO for HUL”.

The appointment will be effective from December 1, 2017.

Hindustan Unilever CEO and managing director sanjive Mehta said "He (Phatak) comes with a rich experience across different areas of the finance function both in HUL as well as in Unilever.  Balaji as CFO of the company has contributed immensely to the growth agenda of the company and has led a successful GST transition.”

Phatak has worked in various roles in HUL, including Commercial Manager Chiplun Factory, Head of Treasury, followed by leadership roles such as General Manager Finance for Foods and Refreshments and Head of Investor Relations for HUL.