Industrialist Anand Mahindra on Friday congratulated Leena Nair, who has been appointed as French fashion house Chanel's next global CEO. She is the latest to join the pantheon of Indian-origin executives at the helm of a global company, like Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Twitter’s Parag Agrawal.
Nair, a 52-year old HR professional, was the first and youngest chief human resources officer of FMCG giant Unilever, from which she resigned to join the luxury fashion house. She is the second woman of Indian origin to be a global CEO after former PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi.
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