Veteran communications professional and former journalist Irfan Khan passed away in Mumbai on Sunday (Jan 22). Khan, 76, worked with several publications and news agency Press Trust of India before moving to corporate communications in 1975 at Hindustan Unilever. He stayed on at HUL for 25 years and retired from the FMCG major in 2000 as vice president and head of corporate communications. He later worked with Coca-Cola and was also invited as an advisor to several large organisations and consultancies. A few years back, for instance, when there were concerns about the safety of the Tata Nano, the Tata Motors top deck asked Khan for his advice.