Madhurjya Banerjee

2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE

Senior Global Brand Director

Unilever

Madhurjya Banerjee, fondly known as Banjo in marketing circles, is the Senior Global Brand Director at Unilever. Over a career spanning over 18 years, he has worked on some of the largest Global Brands in the FMCG / CPG sector – Knorr, Lifebuoy and Pepsodent to name his three favourites.

Today, he leads marketing strategy, innovation, and communication for Pepsodent across the world, passionately trying to prevent oral health diseases, especially amongst children through behaviour change programs.

Before Pepsodent he was the Global Brand Director for Lifebuoy which is the 4th most consumed brand in the world according to Kantar. He led the brand growth in Africa and South Asia, helping it become the largest selling hygiene soap in the world.

Within Unilever and the global marketing community, he is known as a Brand Crafter and Global innovator with deep market and consumer expertise across Asia, Africa and Europe, crafting innovations and communications that drive performance and growth.

He is an AI Optimist to the core and as part of Unilever’s Singapore Leadership Team, his focus remains on driving AI adoption amongst teams and partners.

In his spare time, he loves to coach young managers and startups.