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Adding another name to the list of Indian CEOs of global brands, Leela Nair has been named the luxury brand Chanel’s global CEO. Chanel is the French luxury fashion house 1910, Paris France by Coco Chanel at the age of 27. Today, the 111-year-old brand, Chanel is owned by Chanel Limited parent organization. Who is Leena Nair? The Indian-Origin Chanel's Global CEO Amidst the debate about seeing Global CEOs from Indian-origin as a milestone or as the brain drain of India’s talent, another Indian-origin Global CEO, Leela Nair marks her place in the top role of one of the biggest luxury brands in the world, Chanel. The news of the Unilever top executive taking the reins of the luxury fashion brand is truly a surprise for the world as they witnessed the Indian-origin Parag Agarwal becoming Twitter global CEO not even a month ago. Leena, the London-based Indian announced her new position with the Twitter post saying, “I am humbled and honoured to be appointed the Global Chief Executive Officer of @Chanel, an iconic and admired company.” Chanel’s owner and billionaire, Alain Wertheimer who co-owns the company with his brother Gerard Wertheimer, would leave his role as CEO and move to be the global executive chairman. Leela Nair has been representing Unilever, the consumer goods brand as the Engineering College, A Preparation Ground For Male Dominated World An insight into her journey tells us that Nair was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and studied electronics and telecommunicati...

Nair The news made a huge splash Wednesday in India, Nair’s birthplace, where she received scores of congratulations and compliments to her announcement, one calling her a “serial glass-ceiling breaker.” Download the The appointment is full of “historic firsts," said Abhay Gupta, CEO and founder of consultancy group Luxury Connect in India. “I am elated. This is the first time an Indian is heading a global luxury brand, that too an Indian woman, and it’s the first time a fashion industry outsider has been picked,” he said. People of Indian origin are at the helm of a number of global tech, finance and other companies, but the same can’t be said for luxury brands. Gupta, who also runs a school for luxury management, said his students would be “inspired” by the news. “It’s very encouraging and motivating, especially since we haven’t seen this before. Coming from a non-luxury background, I expect she’ll bring fresh perspective — it’s a sign that things are changing,” he said. While Nair, 52, is not a part of the Paris fashion scene, Chanel has a wide range of products in addition to its high fashion designs, including eyeglasses, watches and makeup. In a press announcement, Chanel said Nair's hiring “will further ensure long-term success as a private company." Nair is due to step into her new role in January and she’ll be based in London. British consumer goods giant Unilever describes Nair as its first woman, first Asian and youngest chief human resources officer. She joined...

Bumble is the second big dating app to go public, after Match.com parent Match Group’s 2015 IPO. Match Group tried to buy Wolfe Herd’s company in 2017 for $450 million. At $76 a share early Thursday afternoon, Bumble’s market capitalization is $8.6 billion. Match Group, which also owns dating app Tinder, has a $45 billion market capitalization. Bumble reported $417 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2020, up from $363 million over the same time frame in 2019. Match Group is far bigger: It reported $1.7 billion in revenue in the first nine months of 2020 and $1.5 billion in the year prior. As a result of the public offering, the Austin-based company Wolfe Herd founded Bumble in 2014 shortly after she sued Tinder, her previous employer, for sexual harassment. She alleged that her former boss and boyfriend, Justin Mateen, had sent threats, derogatory texts and stripped her of her cofounder title at Tinder. Tinder denied any wrongdoing, and the case was quickly and confidentially settled. After she left Tinder, Wolfe Herd worked with Andrey Andreev, a London-based Russian billionaire who had been building successful online dating apps for the European and Latin American markets, to start Bumble. On Bumble, only women can make the outreach first, a differentiating factor from Tinder and other online dating apps. Andreev exited the company in November 2019, four months after Forbes published an Forbes article—that there is currently a misogynistic atmosphere at the L...

But the Indian-born British national wasn’t done trailblazing. After three decades with Unilever, five as CHRO, 53-year-old Leena was tapped, in January 2022, by Chanel for the French luxury group’s top job, a move that secured her two further firsts – the first luxury brand CEO of Indian origin and the first from an HR background. While considered an outsider in the field of luxury fashion, Leena’s appointment as Global CEO of the storied French fashion house was seen as a master stroke by Chanel to drive diversity in an industry that has been criticised for its distinct lack thereof. “Nair has built a global reputation for progressive and human-centred leadership, delivering significant business impact,” Chanel said in its statement announcing her hire. It is certainly true that Leena took centre stage in the building of Unilever into a purpose-led, future-fit organisation – one that has become the employer of choice in more than 50 countries worldwide. Leena Nair – achievements as CHRO of Unilever With overall responsibility, as CHRO, for the company’s 150,000-strong human capital across 190 countries, Leena’s strong leadership, HR expertise, and passion for people was instrumental in helping to drive the continued growth of both Unilever’s profits (US$50.7 billion) and purpose. Considered one of the world’s most It is also one of the world’s most diverse; in large part thanks to Leena’s leadership, driving the diversity and inclusion agenda for the company’s workforce....

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The fashion giant described Leena Nair as a “visionary leader” and remarked that her ability to “champion a long-term, purpose-driven agenda” is in-line with the company’s consistently strong record of business outcomes. The company also mentioned that the executive was selected for her “global reputation for progressive and human centered leadership, delivering significant business impact”. Leena Nair comes with extensive industry experience spanning nearly three decades. She holds the distinction of being the first female, first Asian and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of FMCG giant Unilever. The 52-year-old will reportedly join Chanel in January 2022 and will be based in All about Leena Nair Leena Nair was the first female, first Asian and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Unilever (Image via Leena Nair/Instagram) Leena Nair is the former Chief Human Resources Officer & Member of the Leadership Executive Committee at Unilever and the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Chanel. She has been named one of the Most Powerful Women of Fortune India. The executive was born on June 11, 1969, in Maharashtra and attended Holy Cross Convent School in Kolhapur. She went on to study electronics engineering at Walchand College of Engineering and later graduated from XLRI – Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur as a gold medalist. She started working at three different factories across Kolkata, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra and became a management tr...

Just this June, Fortune Magazine announced a new milestone in its list of Fortune 500 female CEOs. The number of women CEOs listed had reached an all–time high: 32 in a single year. The percentage was still small — The majority of that small percentage are white women. With the departure of Xerox's Ursula Burns in 2013, there are no longer any African–American women topping Fortune's list. Only two women of color made the CEO list: Indra Nooyi of Pepsi Co. and Geisha Williams of PG&E Corporation. Brande Stellings, senior vice president at Catalyst, calls the low number of female CEOs throughout history (just 64 named in the six–decade–long history of the Fortune 500) "pretty remarkable — in a bad way. "When we have stories about women CEOs that don't call them women CEOs — you never hear Mark Zuckerberg described as a male CEO — that would be a significant milestone to reach," she says. "And we're still pretty far from that.” With the departures of Below, six milestones in female CEO history: Yes, Anna Bissell, of the sweeper and vacuum Bissells. When Anna's husband Melville died in 1889, Anna moved into the CEO spot, soon earning the manufacturer its international recognition. By the late 1890s, Queen Victoria herself insisted that Buckingham Palace be "Bisselled" to absolute cleanliness. Katharine Graham became president of The Washington Post parent in 1963, but when she became CEO in 1972, she broke a new barrier for female CEOs. Graham frequently found herself to be t...

"The first female, first Asian, youngest-ever" Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Unilever," reads Leena Nair's LinkedIn profile. But, after 30 long years in the British MNC, in a historic feat, the Indian-originmember of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) steps down to pursue a fulfilling career at the French luxury fashion house, Chanel,founded by couturière Coco Chanel in 1910. [instagram]https://www.instagram.com/p/CXd9UWYqMKV/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading[/instagram] "Leena Nair, CHRO, has decided toleave the company in January 2022to pursue a new career opportunity as Global Chief Executive Officer, Chanel Ltd," Unilever said in a statement while announcing the change to its leadership executive. It wasyesterday that Leena joined the long list ofIndian-origin executives that have been appointed at the helm of the *biggest*global companies. According to reports, Chanel's global CEO will be based out ofLondon. Her Career Timeline 1. Back in 1992, she joined theHindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) as a management trainee after obtaining agold medal from the Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. 2. She further went on to become the factory personnel manager of Lipton (India) Ltd in 1993. 3. In 1996, Leena was appointed as the Employee Relations Manager by the organisationand waselevated to the position ofHR manager of Hindustan Unilever India by 2000. 4. In 2004, she became thegeneral manager HR of 'home and personal care India' by the compa...

Bumble is the second big dating app to go public, after Match.com parent Match Group’s 2015 IPO. Match Group tried to buy Wolfe Herd’s company in 2017 for $450 million. At $76 a share early Thursday afternoon, Bumble’s market capitalization is $8.6 billion. Match Group, which also owns dating app Tinder, has a $45 billion market capitalization. Bumble reported $417 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2020, up from $363 million over the same time frame in 2019. Match Group is far bigger: It reported $1.7 billion in revenue in the first nine months of 2020 and $1.5 billion in the year prior. As a result of the public offering, the Austin-based company Wolfe Herd founded Bumble in 2014 shortly after she sued Tinder, her previous employer, for sexual harassment. She alleged that her former boss and boyfriend, Justin Mateen, had sent threats, derogatory texts and stripped her of her cofounder title at Tinder. Tinder denied any wrongdoing, and the case was quickly and confidentially settled. After she left Tinder, Wolfe Herd worked with Andrey Andreev, a London-based Russian billionaire who had been building successful online dating apps for the European and Latin American markets, to start Bumble. On Bumble, only women can make the outreach first, a differentiating factor from Tinder and other online dating apps. Andreev exited the company in November 2019, four months after Forbes published an Forbes article—that there is currently a misogynistic atmosphere at the L...

Just this June, Fortune Magazine announced a new milestone in its list of Fortune 500 female CEOs. The number of women CEOs listed had reached an all–time high: 32 in a single year. The percentage was still small — The majority of that small percentage are white women. With the departure of Xerox's Ursula Burns in 2013, there are no longer any African–American women topping Fortune's list. Only two women of color made the CEO list: Indra Nooyi of Pepsi Co. and Geisha Williams of PG&E Corporation. Brande Stellings, senior vice president at Catalyst, calls the low number of female CEOs throughout history (just 64 named in the six–decade–long history of the Fortune 500) "pretty remarkable — in a bad way. "When we have stories about women CEOs that don't call them women CEOs — you never hear Mark Zuckerberg described as a male CEO — that would be a significant milestone to reach," she says. "And we're still pretty far from that.” With the departures of Below, six milestones in female CEO history: Yes, Anna Bissell, of the sweeper and vacuum Bissells. When Anna's husband Melville died in 1889, Anna moved into the CEO spot, soon earning the manufacturer its international recognition. By the late 1890s, Queen Victoria herself insisted that Buckingham Palace be "Bisselled" to absolute cleanliness. Katharine Graham became president of The Washington Post parent in 1963, but when she became CEO in 1972, she broke a new barrier for female CEOs. Graham frequently found herself to be t...