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10 Unilever IT leaders
These ten current and former Unilever IT leaders, including Unilever's CIO and a former global CIO, hold or have held CIO, chief digital and information officer, vice president and IT director roles at Unilever. A reader can learn how CIOs and IT leaders lead technology organizations at Unilever and its business groups.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aaron Rajan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer, North America · Unilever
Former Chief Information Officer, North America at Unilever (2014–2017), based in New York in that role. Global VP Digital Technology at Unilever since June 2017, and former Director Global Marketing Platforms (2010–2014), Technology Architect, Amsterdam (2006–2010) and Strategist, Chief Technology Office (2003–2006) at Unilever.
Allen Bates
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Personal Care North America · Unilever
SVP, Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Personal Care North America at Unilever since August 2025; the profile describes leading the digital and technology strategy for Unilever's Personal Care & Home Care business units in North America. Former Vice President and Global Head of Digital at Kraft Heinz (2023–2025).
Claudia Meira
LinkedInExperience: CIO LatAm & Brazil · Unilever
CIO LatAm & Brazil at Unilever since June 2021, based in São Paulo. Former CIO at GOL Linhas Aéreas (2020–2021), former IT Director Avon Brazil (2019–2020) and former Head IT Digital Strategies at Avon (2017–2019).
Harry Messenger
LinkedInExperience: CIO - Health and Wellbeing · Unilever
Former CIO - Health and Wellbeing at Unilever (2021–2024), and CIO - Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements, Unilever at Unilever Health & Wellbeing Collective since October 2024, a role the source tags at C-Level. Former Mergers and Acquisitions - Integrations Director at Unilever (2020–2021).
Paul Michael Stevenson
LinkedInExperience: Global IT Director CD · Unilever
Global IT Director CD at Unilever since January 2013; the profile describes leading large business change programmes by managing teams and enabling technology. The listing also shows Global IT Lead Supply Chain at Unilever from July 2007 with no end date, and former European IT Process Lead (2005–2007) at Unilever.
Pinkustar Borah
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital & Information Officer- Personal Care & Customer Experience, HUL · Unilever
Former Chief Digital & Information Officer- Personal Care & Customer Experience, HUL at Unilever (2025–2026), and Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Unilever International at Unilever since July 2026. Former Director, Head of IT - Customer Experience, South Asia (2024–2025) at Unilever; the profile describes leading large scale digital transformation programs for employees, distributors, field force and retailers of HUL.
Reema Jain
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer, Unilever · Unilever
Chief Information Officer, Unilever at Unilever since February 2026, and Site Lead, Global Capability Center (India) at Unilever since May 2025. Former Global Vice President Digital Technology (2025–2026), IT Director, Digital Supply Chain (2019–2021) and IT Director , Digital Integration (2018–2021) at Unilever, based in Bengaluru.
Sam Kini
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Information Officer · Unilever
Former Global Chief Information Officer (2021–2024) and Global Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer (2024–2026) at Unilever. Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Unilever since January 2026, and Non Executive Director at Verisure since May 2026. Former Global Vice President Applications at Unilever (2021).
Sanjay Gandhi
LinkedInExperience: Global IT Director - SAP Technology & Enterprise Integration and Cloud Transformation · Unilever
Global IT Director - SAP Technology & Enterprise Integration and Cloud Transformation at Unilever since January 2021, based in Bengaluru. Former Global IT Director - SAP Technical Services (2016–2020), Global IT Director - SAP Application Support (2015–2016) and IT Director - ERP CoE (2012–2014) at Unilever.
Thiago Burin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO), Home Care Europe · Unilever
Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO), Home Care Europe at Unilever since January 2025. Former Global head of Tech for Customer Development and eCommerce (2020–2025), Global IT Innovation Director - Customer Development (2016–2019) and Senior Global IT Portfolio & Strategy Manager (2015–2016) at Unilever.
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