Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company has elevated BP Biddappa as Chief HR Officer for its Global Home Care business division. Prior to this, he was working with the company as Global Vice President, HR – Home Care and Health & Wellbeing since Feb 2019.
The consumer goods giant has three business divisions; Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care. After the resignation of Leena Nair, in January 2022, the company has appointed its COO Nitin Paranjpe as Chief People and Transformation Officer.
Nitin also became Chairman of HUL in March 2022. He has been a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive since October 2013.
BP Biddappa joined HUL in 1992. Over the last 30+ Years, Biddappa has worked in a variety of roles starting off in a factory in Orai (UP), then working in supervisory development, Corporate Learning, and R&D.
He has held global positions for Unilever – with Unilever Maghreb (Casablanca), Unilever Bangladesh as HR Director and then in Unilever Asia, Singapore as Vice President, Human Resources for the Supply Chain in Asia, Africa, and Russia.
Biddappa was appointed as the Executive Director-HR for HUL with effect from February 1, 2013. In 2019 he moved to Unilever London as Global Vice President, HR – Home Care and Health & Well Being, and now in April 2022, He is elevated as Chief HR Officer, Global Home Care based at head office London.
Prior to joining HUL in 1992, Biddappa worked in consulting firms for a little over two years.
Biddappa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Delhi University and an MBA in HR from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
