BENGALURU — United Breweries Limited (UBL), a Heineken Company and India’s market leader in the alcobev sector, has appointed Shonali Chakravarty to head its Communications, Sustainability, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) functions across India.
Chakravarty joins UBL following a six-year tenure at Lenovo, where she served as the lead for Enterprise Communications across the Asia-Pacific region. Her career history also includes senior leadership roles at Uber and OYO.
Expanded Leadership Mandate
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Consolidated Portfolio: The strategic role merges reputation management, corporate governance, ESG practices, and community development initiatives under a unified leadership structure.
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Footprint & Impact: Chakravarty will oversee sustainability and CSR projects spanning 19 owned and 17 contract breweries across 13 Indian states, aligning with UBL’s extensive local sourcing model (93% inputs sourced domestically).
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Corporate Scale: UBL operates with a manufacturing capacity of ~24 million hectolitres, maintaining a market capitalization of over ₹35,000 crore on Indian exchanges, and managing major brands including Kingfisher and Heineken.
