New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Indian-origin executive Srinivas Pathak has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of Unilever PLC, the consumer goods giant said in a statement on Tuesday.

Srinivas Phatak will replace Fernando Fernandez, who has been promoted to the role of the Chief Executive Officer following a reshuffle of the Unilever board.

With his appointment as CFO, Phatak will now also be a board member of the Anglo-Dutch FMCG company, effective immediately.

Srinivas Phatak was serving as the acting CFO of Unilever since March this year.

Releasing a statement regarding his hiring, Unilever said, "In February 2025, Unilever PLC announced that Srinivas, who was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Group Controller at the time, ...