Paresh Chaudhry to head RIL's corporate communications

India’s Reliance Industries has appointed Paresh Chaudhry as the group president for corporate communications. Chaudhry, an MBA with core competencies in brand management, is currently heading FMCG major Hindustan Unilever’s corporate communications division. He is expected to join RIL from November 1. Chaudhry previously worked with Ranbaxy, Raymonds, Wockhardt and SmithKline Beecham Pharma. He is the founding president of Indian Forum of Corporate Communicators, a group of public relations professionals. (September 9, 2007)