Shonali Chakravarty Joins UBL To Lead Communications, Sustainability And CSR
Shonali Chakravarty has joined United Breweries Limited (UBL), a HEINEKEN company, to lead Communications, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the business in India.
- New role: Head of Communications, Sustainability and CSR, India, at United Breweries Limited
- Previous role: six years at Lenovo, most recently leading Enterprise Communications across Asia Pacific
- Earlier career: senior communications roles at Uber and OYO
- UBL footprint: 13 states, 19 owned and 17 contract breweries, roughly 24 million hectolitres of manufacturing capacity
A Mandate That Goes Beyond Communications
The appointment brings Communications, Sustainability and CSR together under a single leadership mandate at UBL, extending Chakravarty's remit beyond traditional communications into areas increasingly central to business strategy, including stakeholder engagement and corporate citizenship.
The scale of the brief reflects UBL's footprint. As India's largest beer company, its Sustainability and CSR agenda spans more than 20 projects, and a socio-economic impact study by Steward Redqueen found the company's value chain contributes nearly Rs 43,000 crore to the Indian economy and supports around 2.95 lakh jobs and livelihoods across agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, retail, hospitality and tourism.
With 93% of its inputs sourced locally, UBL's sustainability agenda covers sustainable agriculture, water stewardship, responsible sourcing and community development. UBL owns Kingfisher, Kingfisher Ultra, Heineken, Heineken Silver and Amstel Grande, and is part of HEINEKEN, which operates in more than 70 countries.
Prior to Lenovo, Chakravarty held senior communications roles at Uber and OYO, where public policy, regulatory engagement and corporate reputation were closely tied to business strategy, a background that maps onto UBL's combined mandate.
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