By:

JOSEPH L. ADAN, Ph.D.

MARY JANE A. DE ANDRES, MBA
Company Background
Unilever was founded on
September 2, 1929, by the
merger of the Dutch margarine
producer Margarine Unie and
the British soapmaker Lever
Brothers.
It is Europe’s seventh most
valuable company. Unilever is
one of the oldest multinational
companies; its products are
available in around 190
countries.
UNILEVER CEO – ALAN JOPE
Alan holds a Bachelor of Commerce with
honours from Edinburgh University, Scotland.
He also graduated from Harvard Business
School's General Management Program in
2001. Alan is married and has three children.
2019: Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Unilever N.V.
and Unilever PLC
2018: Personal Care becomes Beauty & Personal Care
Division
2014: President of Unilever's Personal Care business
2013: President of Unilever Russia, Africa & Middle East
2011: President of Unilever's businesses across North
Asia and member of the Unilever Leadership Executive
2009: Chair of Unilever in Greater China
2000: Global Category Leader for several of Unilever's
Foods & Refreshment divisions, and President of
Unilever's Home & Personal Care business in North
America
1999: VP of Marketing, Unilever's Helene Curtis
business
1995: VP, Personal Care for Unilever Thailand with
additional responsibility for Hair Care in Asia Pacific
1985: Joined Unilever
CHAIRMAN & CEO UNILEVER PHILIPPINES –
BENJIE YAP Jan 2017 – Present
Executive Vice President & CEO, Unilever
Philippines

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 1 year 1 month

Vice President, Sales

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 3 years 1 month

Vice President, Home Care and Foods

Oct 2009 – Dec 2012 3 years 3 months

Vice President, Home Care (Thailand)

Jan 2006 – Oct 2009 3 years 10 months

Managing Director, Foods
Benjie holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Engineering at De La Salle University. Nov 2001 – Dec 2005 4 years 2 months
“Unilever Philippines is committed to the Filipino people. Not Marketing Director, Home Care
only are we optimistic about prospects for growth, but we are
Jan 1998 – Oct 2001 3 years 10 months
also constantly on the lookout for emerging opportunities to
R&D Product Development Manager
better serve the market.”
 Products

Home Care

Refreshments
FACTS
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
MARKET SHARE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Overview webpage (the "Material") relates to the year ended
31 December 2018 and is provided for general information
only. The Material does not (i) form part of the Unilever
Annual Report and Accounts 2018 or Annual Report on Form
20-F 2018; or (ii) contain sufficient information to allow
as full an understanding of the results and the state of
affairs of Unilever as the Unilever Annual Report and
Accounts 2018 or Annual Report on Form 20-F 2018. 
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Milyn A. De Grano, MBA, LPT