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He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British/Dutch consumer goods company Unilever. [3] Polman is also the co-author (with Andrew Winston) of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take. [4]
Source: Unilever Annual Reports 2004, 2008. In 2001, Unilever split into two divisions: one for foods and one for home and personal care. [33] In the UK, it merged its Lever Brothers and Elida Fabergé businesses as Lever Fabergé in January 2001. [34] In 2003, Unilever announced the sale of the Dalda brand in both India and Pakistan. [35]
Schumacher began his career at Unilever. [1] He was previously the CEO of the Dutch dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina from 2018 until 2023. [1] [2] [3] Before that, he worked at Heinz and was based in China for four years. [2] Schumacher has been a non-executive director of Unilever from October 2022 until his appointment as its CEO in July ...
The food division brought in €13.2 billion in turnover last year. Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher wants to be more deliberate with the company’s "rather eclectic portfolio of food brands" and ...
Following a shareholder vote last year, 60% of investors rejected Unilever’s 2023 remuneration plan that would have seen Schumacher paid a base salary 20% higher than outgoing CEO Alan Jope ...
During his 10-year stint as CEO of Unilever, from 2009 to 2019, Paul Polman transformed the consumer products giant into a model of sustainable sourcing, production, and profits.
In 2013, he took over Unilever's business in India and South Asia, as Chairman and MD of Hindustan Unilever (HUL). Under his leadership, in seven years HUL's market capitalisation increased from $17 billion to over $70 billion, making HUL the top five most valuable companies in India, as well as Asia's largest consumer staples company. [ 14 ]
Alan Jope CBE (born 1964) is a British businessman. He served as CEO of Unilever from January 2019 until June 2023, succeeding Paul Polman. [1] Upon stepping down as CEO of Unilever, Jope was succeeded by Hein Schumacher who took on the role from July 2023.