Reckitt Appoints Guntas Randhawa as Regional Marketing Director, Health SA

Guntas Randhawa has joined Reckitt as Regional Marketing Director, Health, South Asia. In her new role, she will work across Reckitt’s health portfolio, including Dettol, Durex, Moov, Strepsils and Gaviscon.

Randhawa announced her appointment on LinkedIn, describing the move as a new chapter in her career. She highlighted the opportunity to work with brands that have strong consumer familiarity and trust, while focusing on keeping them relevant to the next generation of consumers.

17-Year Career at Hindustan Unilever

Before joining Reckitt, Randhawa spent more than 17 years at Hindustan Unilever, where she held several marketing and business leadership roles.

Most recently, she served as India Head, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements Division. In this role, she was responsible for leading the division and driving its growth in the Indian market.

From January 2019 to April 2023, Randhawa served as Global Brand Director at Unilever. Her responsibilities included working on innovation initiatives and their rollout across South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Earlier, between July 2013 and April 2019, she worked as Brand Manager at Unilever. Her role covered brand campaigns, activations, consumer and trade promotions, as well as cross-functional project delivery.

Early Career

Randhawa joined Hindustan Unilever as Customer Development Manager – Modern Trade for Delhi NCR in January 2010 and held the position until June 2013. Prior to this, she worked as a Business Leadership Trainee.

She began her professional career in technology, working as a Software Developer at Computer Sciences Corporation from 2005 to 2008.

With her extensive experience across brand management, innovation, consumer marketing and business leadership, Randhawa will now take on a regional mandate covering Reckitt’s health portfolio in South Asia.