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 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 was the senior independent non-executive director on the board of Haleon plc and took over as Chair on January 1st, 2026. Vindi was appointed as non-executive director of The Economist Group Board in 2020. He previously was senior independent Director of Marks and Spencer plc and GSK plc, and Chair of Marie Curie. 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.
CD&R Investments
B&M Retail
Diversey
High Ridge Brands
MAUSER
Directorships
Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking | Commissioner
Haleon plc | Chair
Imperial College London | Chair of Council
International Chambers of Commerce (UK chapter) | Director
Kedaara Capital | Director
The Economist Group | Non-Executive Director
U.K. Government Investments (UKGI) | Chair
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc | Board Member
Experience
- Hindustan Unilever | Chairman & Managing Director
- Unilever, Global Foods, Home & Personal Care | Executive Board Member & President
- Unilever, Home & Personal Care Asia | President
Education
Indian Institute of Management | M.B.A.
Indian Institute of Technology | B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering