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RNS Number : 5724B  Unilever PLC  31 January 2024

Unilever PLC

Unilever Board Update

 

Unilever today announced that Judith McKenna has been appointed as an
independent Non-Executive Director. Judith will join the Unilever Board with
effect from 1 March 2024.

 

Judith has deep and extensive experience of the consumer goods and retail
sector, having spent 27 years of her career at Walmart.  She most recently
served as President and CEO of Walmart International from 2018-2023, where she
was responsible for all aspects of Walmart's footprint outside the U.S.

 

Prior to leading Wal-Mart International, Judith served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer for Wal-Mart U.S. and was the Chief
Financial Officer for the supermarket chain Asda, in the UK, for more than a
decade.(1)

 

Unilever today also announced that the following Non-Executive Directors will
offer themselves for election or re-election to the Unilever PLC Board at the
Annual General Meeting of Unilever PLC on 1 May 2024 (the "2024 AGM"): Ian
Meakins (Chair of the Board), Adrian Hennah, Andrea Jung, Ruby Lu, Susan
Kilsby, Nelson Peltz and Judith McKenna.

 

Hein Schumacher, CEO, and Fernando Fernandez, CFO, will also offer themselves
for re-election and election, respectively, to the Unilever PLC Board at the
2024 AGM.

 

Non-Executive Directors Nils Andersen, Judith Hartmann, Youngme Moon and
Strive Masiyiwa have decided not to stand for re-election at the 2024 AGM.

 

Unilever Chair Ian Meakins said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to
thank Nils Andersen, Judith Hartmann, Youngme Moon and Strive Masiyiwa for
their contribution to the Unilever PLC Board over their many years of service.
I would also like to welcome Judith McKenna to the Board. Judith brings a
wealth of experience in the consumer and retail sector, and I am sure we will
greatly benefit from her experience and expertise."

 

There are no other matters that require disclosure under 9.6.13R of the UK
Listing Rules.

 

 

(1)   Judith has in the past 5 years previously been the Chair of Walmex, a
Bolsa-listed company, and a board member of Flipkart and PhonePe in India. She
is no longer a director of those companies.

 

Enquiries

 

Media: pressoffice.london@unilever.com

Lucila Zambrano +44 7825 273 767 / lucila.zambrano@unilever.com

 

Investors:

Investor Relations Team  +44 20 7822 6830

investor.relations@unilever.com

 

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