D. Sundaram

D. Sundaram's experience spans corporate finance, business performance, monitoring operations, governance, mergers & acquisitions, talent/people management and strategy.

Sundaram joined Hindustan Unilever Limited as Management Trainee in June 1975; and served in various capacities as Corporate Accountant, Commercial Manager and Treasurer till 1990. He was seconded to Unilever, London as Commercial Officer for Africa and Middle East Group between 1990 and 1993. He was the Commercial Member of TOMCO-HUL integration team in 1993 / 94. He was CFO of Brooke Bond Lipton from 1994 to 1996 and served in Unilever London between 1996 to 1999, as Sr. Vice President (Finance, IT and Strategy) for South Asia, Middle East and North Africa. In April 1999 he returned to HUL as CFO (Director Finance & IT).

Sundaram was elevated as Vice Chairman and CFO of HUL in April 2008 in which capacity he served till July 2009 in HUL. In all, Sundaram has more than 34 years of experience with Hindustan Unilever Limited. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious “CFO of the Year for FMCG Sector” award by CNBC TV18 (2006 and 2008).

Sundaram served as the Vice Chairman and MD of TVS Capital Funds, a PE organisation, from 2009 to 2023 and is currently a non executive director on TVS Capital Board and a member of their Investment Committee.

Sundaram is a Post Graduate in Management Studies (MMS), Fellow of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, and has done Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Programme (AMP).

In addition to Infosys, he currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Zurich Kotak General Insurance and Credila Financial Services. and Schneider Electrics Infrastructure.

Sundaram has been a member of the board of governors of Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai, since 2005 and is a Governing Council Member of KREA University.