As the President of Unilever's Foods & Refreshment division, Hanneke Faber may well be one of the most important people in the global food and beverage industry. ESM spoke to her about the opportunities for growth in a rapidly changing marketplace. This article first appeared in ESM Issue 2 2020.
The last time ESM met Hanneke Faber, the president of Unilever’s Foods & Refreshment division, she held the position of chief commercial officer at Ahold, and was playing a key role in the merging of the Dutch retail powerhouse with Belgium’s Delhaize.
Fast forward just under four years, and Faber is overseeing change of a different kind – helping some two billion customers worldwide to eat better.