Harman Dhillon

Executive Director, Beauty & Wellbeing

Ms Harman Dhillon (44) is the Executive Director, Beauty & Wellbeing of Hindustan Unilever Limited.

Harman is a well-rounded Business leader and marketer with strengths in strategic thinking, consumer insights, brand crafting, P&L management, and leading diverse teams. She has a successful track record of launching and growing large brands in the beauty and personal care business with assignments of increasing responsibility covering South Asia, North America and Europe. She is passionate about transforming businesses, building brands with purpose while continuously reinventing ways to create engagement between brands, consumers and society.

Prior to this, as Skin Care Head, she led HUL’s premiumisation portfolio and demonstrated thought leadership for HUL in the FMCG beauty segment. She has also led the transformation of the Skin Care business, with a comprehensive revamp of brands such as Lakmé.

Previously as VP Hair Care, Harman built deep expertise in the Hair Care segment; she launched Dove hair and TRESemmé in India and led iconic marketing campaigns such as Dove ‘Stop the Beauty Test’ and Clinic Plus ‘Meri Beti Strong.’ In 2015, she was responsible for the global TRESemmé business for two years as Global Brand Director based out of London.

Over the years, under Harman’s leadership, HUL has won Multiple Cannes Lions, Effie’s and Emvies awards across brands like Dove and Lifebuoy. Harman featured in the Economic Times Women Ahead list in 2023 and the Economic Times Under 40 list in 2020. She also featured in Business World’s Top 100 Marketers 2023 list and the Impact 50 Most Influential Women list.

She joined HUL in 2006 after a stint with Tata Administrative Services.