He is currently also Chair at Marie Curie, a Senior NED at GlaxoSmithKline, a NED of The Economist Group and Partner of CD&R. He has 33 years of experience at Unilever, where his last role was President of the Global Foods, Home and Personal Care businesses, and on the Unilever Executive Board.
Vindi joined CD&R in 2010 after a 33-year career at Unilever, where he served as executive board member and president of Global Foods, Home & Personal Care businesses. He was also responsible for Unilever’s sustainability agenda. Previously, Vindi served as president of Home & Personal Care Asia and as chairman and managing director of Unilever’s operating company in India, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Vindi played the lead operating role on CD&R’s investments in Diversey and Mauser Group; and was on the investment teams for B&M Retail, Wm. Morrison Supermarkets and OCS; establishment of the Firm’s joint venture in India.
He chairs the Firm’s Sustainability Council. Vindi was appointed Chair of the Council at Imperial College London in April 2024; he also serves as Chair of UK Government Investments (UKGI), appointed by the UK Chanceller of the Exchequer. Vindi is the senior independent non-executive director on the board of Haleon plc, and previously was senior independent Director of Marks and Spencer plc and GSK plc, and Chair of Marie Curie. Vindi was appointed as non-executive director of The Economist Group Board in 2020. Vindi has an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.
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