D. Sundaram is a senior corporate leader with over three decades of experience spanning finance, business strategy, governance, talent management and institution building. He served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), where he spent 34 years across leadership roles.
Following his tenure at HUL, he has continued to contribute to corporate leadership and institution building, including through his association with TVS Capital.
D Sundaram is a two-time winner of the prestigious ‘CFO of the Year for FMCG Sector’ award by CNBC TV18 (2006 and 2008). He was awarded the ‘Best Independent Director in 2019’ by the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability in December 2020. He is currently the Vice Chairman of TVS Capital Funds, managing a growth capital Private Equity Fund (TVS Shriram Growth Fund).
D Sundaram is a postgraduate in Management Studies (MMS), a Fellow of the Institute of Cost Accountants, and has completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program (AMP). He currently serves as an independent Director on the Boards of Infosys, SBI General Insurance Company Limited, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited and Schneider Electric India Private Limited.