Vadilal Industries appoints Himanshu Kanwar as new CEO

Vadilal Industries Limited, at its board of directors meeting held on September 9, 2025, approved the appointment of Himanshu Kanwar as the chief executive officer (CEO) and key managerial personnel. The appointment, effective September 29, 2025, is for a period of five years. This decision follows a recommendation from the nomination & remuneration committee.

Kanwar brings over two decades of experience from FMCG giants and high-growth consumer startups. His career includes senior leadership roles at Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), where he served as business head for ice creams and global brand director for HUL's South Asia haircare portfolio. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and a computer engineering graduate from Delhi College of Engineering.

His current role is general manager, growth & marketing practice with XTO10X, where he mentors fast-scaling consumer businesses. The company stated that Kanwar is not debarred from holding the CEO office by any order from the Securities and Exchange Board of India or other authorities.