About

Described by a former colleague as ‘meticulous in his work and well organised’, Chakradhar Varadarajan is a seasoned lawyer with 25 years of in-house legal experience. After spells at Tata Teleservices, ITC, Cargill India and Hindustan Unilever, Varadarajan has gained significant recognition from peers and colleagues. In his role immediately prior to joining Godrej Industries, Varadarajan was senior legal counsel at Hindustan Unilever where he worked closely with senior management and drove down litigation claims significantly. In addition he partnered with the sales and customer development teams in a special project on rural market development for telecom service sales, and championed an all-India mediation institution named “Ombudsman of HUL” in 2011. Since joining Godrej Industries, a fast-moving consumer goods leader with interests in consumer goods, real estate, agriculture and gourmet retail through its subsidiaries and associate companies, Varadarajan has worked on a number of deals that allow the company to increase its market share in strategic segments.