Harish Manwani

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Mr. Manwani is a Senior Operating Partner for Blackstone Inc., a global investment firm, and has advised select Blackstone portfolio companies since 2015. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of the Unilever Group from 2011 until his retirement in 2014. Mr. Manwani joined Unilever in 1976 as a management trainee in India and held several senior management roles around the world, including overseeing Unilever’s businesses in North America, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Mr. Manwani is an honors graduate from Bombay University. He holds a master’s degree in Management Studies, and he attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Manwani currently serves on the board of directors of Whirlpool Corporation. He also serves on the board of directors of EDBI Pte Ltd. and Tata Sons Private Limited, and is the Chairman of the Board of the Indian School of Business and Alinamin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a private Blackstone portfolio company in Japan. He previously served as the non-executive Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited from 2005 to 2018, and on the board of directors of Pearson plc from 2013 to 2018, Nielsen Holdings plc from 2015 to 2021 and Qualcomm Incorporated from 2014 through March 2022.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Manwani
DoB: 01/01/1953
Age: 73 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: Master's degree in management
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Gilead Sciences, Inc.BoardMember01/05/2018
Gilead Sciences, Inc.RemunerationMember01/05/2018
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Nominations & GovernanceChairperson01/05/2018

 

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