Kartik Chandrasekhar

Global Brand Vice President, Lifebuoy

Unilever

Kartik is the Global Brand Vice President for Unilever, working in the Beauty & Personal Care category. In this role, he leads strategy, innovation and communication globally for Lifebuoy, the World’s biggest germ protection brand. He has led Lifebuoy, the World’s number one hygiene soap brand, to become one of the fastest-growing brands in Unilever globally, winning share consistently and driving hand wash behaviour change among more than 1 billion people around the World. In 2020, Lifebuoy expanded in 55 new markets. In September 2020, it became Unilever’s latest 1billion Euro brand, a key milestone in its development and a great achievement for Kartik and the team. He believes working on Lifebuoy is an honour as the work on the brand can save lives across the World.