Shonali Chakravarty has joined United Breweries (UBL), a HEINEKEN company, as Communications, Sustainability & CSR Leader for India.
Chakravarty announced the move on LinkedIn, marking a shift from enterprise technology to the alcoholic beverages industry. She joins UBL after a six-year stint at Lenovo, where she most recently served as APAC Enterprise Tech Comms Lead for the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Solutions and Services Group (SSG).
In her new role, Chakravarty will oversee an integrated communications mandate covering corporate communications, reputation, sustainability, CSR and stakeholder engagement for UBL in India.
Reflecting on the move, Chakravarty said her experience over the years has involved working across businesses at the intersection of growth, technology, regulation, public policy and reputation. Her career has included communications roles across technology, mobility, hospitality and energy.
Before joining Lenovo, Chakravarty was director – corporate communications at OYO. Prior to that, she held corporate and policy communications roles at Uber.
She has also worked with Essar, where she led strategic and digital communications for Essar Oil and Essar Power.
Chakravarty began her communications career at Edelman as a senior account executive and has also worked with Marsh.
Her appointment at UBL comes as the company continues to manage communications and stakeholder engagement across its corporate, sustainability and social impact priorities in India.
