Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 7138P
Unilever PLC
22 June 2022
 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

London, 22 June 2022. Unilever PLC today announces the appointment of Hein Schumacher as a Non-Executive Director of the company, with effect from 4 October 2022. Hein will join the Audit Committee.

 

Hein brings a wealth of international experience from the consumer goods sector and is currently Chief Executive Officer of Royal FrieslandCampina, a 11.5bn revenue Dutch dairy co-operative.

 

Before joining Royal FrieslandCampina in 2014, Hein spent more than a decade at Kraft Heinz Food Company, across a range of finance and operational roles, most recently leading the Group's operations in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Kraft Heinz, Hein worked at Ahold, the international retailer, having initially started his career as a graduate trainee at Unilever.

 

Nils Andersen, Chairman of Unilever, said: "I am delighted to welcome Hein to the Board. He has a strong track record in international consumer goods and will bring a deep understanding of our industry and the environment in which we are operating. We look forward to benefitting from his insight and experience."

 

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

 

 

Media:  Media Relations team

 +44 78 2527 3767

lucila.zambrano@unilever.com

Investors:  Investor Relations team

 +44 20 7822 6830

investor.relations@unilever.com

 

 

-ends-

 

Safe Harbour

 

This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as 'will', 'aim', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends', 'looks', 'believes', 'vision', or the negative of these terms and other similar expressions of future performance or results, and their negatives, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other factors affecting the Unilever Group (the 'Group'). They are not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance or outcomes. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except as required by any applicable law or regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Group's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are described in the Group's filings with the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Annual Report on Form 20-F 2021 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2021 available on our corporate website www.unilever.com.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
END
 
 
BOAEAFKFAAXAEAA
Find out how to deal online from £1.50 in a SIPP, ISA or Dealing account. AJBell logo

Related Charts

Unilever PLC (ULVR)

+13.50p (+0.34%)
delayed 18:10PM