Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the appointments of Anuradha Razdan as executive director, Human Resources, and Vibhav Sanzgiri as executive director, Research and Development.

Both Ms. Razdan and Dr. Sanzgiri will join HUL’s management committee with effect from June 1, according to company statement.

Ms. Razdan joined HUL as a management trainee in 1999 and has now returned to India after a stint in Unilever. She succeeds B.P. Biddappa, who is moving to a global role with Unilever.

Dr. Sanzgiri joined HUL in 1997 and has held global and regional R&D roles in skin care and skin cleansing categories.

With several patents to his name, Dr. Sanzgiri is a trained microbiologist and molecular biologist.