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28/07/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4964H  Unilever PLC  28 July 2023

 

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate

London, 28 July 2023. Unilever PLC ("Unilever") is pleased to announce the
appointment of Ian Meakins as a Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate
following a comprehensive search process.

Ian will join the Board as Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate on 1
September 2023 and will succeed Nils Andersen as Chair on 1 December 2023.
Nils will step down from the Board, after nine years' service, at Unilever's
Annual General Meeting in May 2024.

Ian is currently Chair of Compass Group PLC and Rexel SA, and has significant
global business experience across a diverse range of industries. He served as
Chief Executive of Wolseley plc (now Ferguson plc) from 2009 to 2016, Chief
Executive of Travelex Holdings Ltd from 2007 to 2009 and as Chief Executive of
Alliance Unichem plc from 2004, until its merger with Boots in 2006.
Previously he held positions at Diageo, Bain & Company, and Procter &
Gamble.

Nils Andersen said: "I am delighted to welcome Ian to the Board following a
thorough global search process. Ian has a strong track record of success in
executive and non-executive roles across a range of industries. I am sure
Unilever will greatly benefit from his extensive experience and I am confident
that he will provide the Board with strong and effective leadership."

Ian Meakins said: "It is a great honour to have been asked to succeed Nils as
Chair of Unilever. I look forward to working with the Board and with Hein and
his leadership team to help realise Unilever's full potential and create value
for all its stakeholders."

Hein Schumacher, Unilever CEO, said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to
thank Nils for his excellent leadership of our company as Chair over the last
four years.

"Nils chaired the company through a period of significant volatility and some
of the most challenging operational conditions in decades. He was instrumental
in sharpening Unilever's focus on operational performance, creating a simpler
and more agile company through the unification of Unilever NV and PLC into one
legal structure, and implementing our new category focused organization."

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

ENDS

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

Media:

Jonathan Sibun +44 7779 999 683 / JSibun@tulchangroup.com

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

 

Investors:

Investor Relations Team investor.relations@unilever.com
(mailto:investor.relations@unilever.com)

 

About Unilever  

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing,
Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition and Ice Cream products, with sales in over
190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have
127,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022.

Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to
demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior
performance. We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible
business.

The Unilever Compass, our global sustainable business strategy, is set out to
help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and responsible
growth, while aiming to:

·      improve the health of the planet;

·      improve people's health, confidence and wellbeing;

·      and contribute to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.

For more information about Unilever and our brands, please visit
www.unilever.com (http://www.unilever.com/) .

 

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