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Paul Polman, Former Unilever CEO, On Embracing Change

Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman is one of the most successful consumer goods leaders of the past decade, and one of the most respected business voices on t...

Unilever's Polman Calls For Trust In Farewell Message

Unilever boss Paul Polman, quitting months after shareholders scuppered his plan to base company headquarters in the Netherlands, signed off with a typical...

Unilever's Incoming CEO Sticks With 2020 Margin Target

Unilever's incoming chief executive Alan Jope plans to stick to the 2020 targets set by his predecessor Paul Polman, Jope said on Tuesday, confirming a mes...

Polman's Replacement As Unilever Chief Executive 'Unexpected', Says Analyst

A leading industry analyst has said that the appointment of Alan Jope as the new chief executive of Unilever 'is unexpected', suggesting that CFO Graeme Pi...

Jope Appointed New Chief Executive At Unilever Following Polman Retirement

Alan Jope, the current president of Unilever’s Beauty & Personal Care division, has been appointed the company’s new group chief execut...

Unilever Posts Lower Than Expected Sales In Second Quarter

Consumer goods maker Unilever reported lower-than-expected second-quarter sales on Thursday, hurt by a Brazilian transport strike and weak pricing. The...

Unilever CEO Earns 292 Times More Than His Average Employee

Unilever CEO Paul Polman earns 292 times more than the average employee working at the consumer goods company, according to Het Financieele Dagblad. Aft...