Srinivas Phatak takes charge as Unilever Chief Financial Officer

Phatak was appointed as Acting Chief Financial Officer on March 1, 2025

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Published: Sep 16, 2025 1:03 PM  | 1 min read
Srinivas Phatak joins Unilever as  Chief Financial Officer
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Unilever has appointed Srinivas Phatak as its new Chief Financial Officer, media agencies have reported.

Phatak was appointed as Acting Chief Financial Officer on March 1, 2025.

In his career of over 25 years with Unilever, Srinivas has covered all parts of business and corporate finance. 

Prior to this, Srinivas was Deputy CFO and Controller responsible for managing Performance and Stewardship for the Group. 

From 2017 to mid-2021, Srinivas was CFO for Hindustan Unilever Limited and VP Finance South Asia.

Fernando Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Srinivas has been a great partner over the last six months as acting CFO and over many years as part of the Unilever leadership team. He brings financial rigour, strategic clarity, and a sharp eye for value creation. His leadership and constructive challenge will be very valuable in driving consistent volume growth, margin expansion, and advancing our growth story. I'm confident that, together with the team, we can build a scalable marketing and sales engine that delivers executional excellence across all channels."

Published On: Sep 16, 2025 1:03 PM