Leena Nair was a surprising pick for CEO of Chanel in 2021. She’d long run the human resources department at Unilever but had never actually helmed a company.

Chanel announced on Wednesday that Leena Nair would be the company's new CEO. Nair, Unilever's former human-resources head, is an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusion. Her leadership ...

Leena’s appointment raised questions among some about her qualifications to lead a fashion house as storied as Chanel. But perhaps no one questioned her capacity to lead more than Leena Nair ...

Chanel CEO Leena Nair told The Wall Street Journal she's been a trailblazer in every job she's had. Nair said she got 7,000 emails and letters from women applauding her when she was appointed in 2022.

PARIS — Chanel’s appointment of a new global chief executive officer from Unilever continues a long, if occasional, tradition of recruiting top management from fast-moving consumer goods ...

Leena Nair, Chanel's first Indian-origin CEO, has also been the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer at Unilever. Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

Sitting upright in the fifth row was someone with a less recognizable face: Chanel’s new CEO, Leena Nair. Wearing a Chanel silk suit, her jet-black hair swept back from her shoulders, she looked ...

Leena Nair, CEO of Chanel, has been awarded the prestigious Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) honour by Prince William, recognising her visionary leadership and impact on global ...

On a crisp November day in Oxfordshire, Leena Nair, the statuesque 54-year-old CEO of the uber luxury fashion brand Chanel, sat inconspicuously in the second row of BoF Voices, a prestigious ...

Leena Nair, Unilever's former human-resources chief, is stepping into the world of fashion as Chanel's new CEO. Shriya Patil/The The India Today Group via Getty Images 2021-12-17T19:45:09Z ...