Indian-origin Leena Nair named as new global CEO of Chanel

French fashion house Chanel on Tuesday named 52-year-old Indian national Leena Nair as its new global CEO. Prior to this, Nair was associated with Unilever for the last 30 years. She was the first female, first Asian and the youngest ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Unilever. She'll join Chanel at the end of January and be based in London.