Harish Manwani: Profit’s not always the point
Хариш Манвани: Печалбата не винаги е важна
Harish Manwani joined Unilever as a management trainee in 1976; he is now the company's chief operating officer. Full bio
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the father of modern economics
бащата на модерната икономика,
things that have happened,
business were brought up in
to be just innocent bystanders
да бъдат само невинни наблюдатели
"No, you're here to change lives."
one of our villages in India.
some fantastic detergents,
can make a big difference.
a word from the sponsors --
sustainable living commonplace,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Harish Manwani - COO, UnileverHarish Manwani joined Unilever as a management trainee in 1976; he is now the company's chief operating officer.
Why you should listen
Harish Manwani is a Unilever man through and through. Having joined the company in 1976, he imagined that his time would be taken up with selling soap and soup. Not so, his then-boss told him. "You're here to change lives." It sounded far-fetched, but as the years went on and as he moved through the ranks of the corporation, Manwani began to understand his mentor's wisdom. Those words remain close to his heart even in his current role as the company's chief operating officer.
Now based in Singapore, Manwani graduated from Mumbai University and has a master's degree in management studies; he also attended the advanced management program at the Harvard Business School. He is the non-executive chairman of Hindustan Lever and a member of the executive board of the Indian School of Business.
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