• Unilever
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • March 26, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Other
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 100 001 +
  • Stock Code:
  • ULVR
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  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • Unilever
  • General Information

Description

Unilever is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company, founded in 1929, known for household brands like Lipton, Knorr, Dove, and Hellmann’s, with a focus on sustainable living and a global presence in over 190 countries. 

Unilever Plc (Unilever) is a manufacturer and supplier of fast-moving consumer goods. The company’s product portfolio comprises food products, beauty, and personal care products, beverages, home care products, vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

Unilever produces a wide range of products, including food, beverages, personal care items, and household cleaning products. 

Some of their well-known brands include Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Rexona, Hellmann’s, and Omo. 

Unilever has a history of innovation, including inventing fish fingers and introducing them to UK consumers in 1955. 

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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 15650
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1929
  • Registration Number: 
  • 00041424
  • Country: 
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • London Stock Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • March
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 190
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Consumer Services
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 30/11/2020

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Unilever Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, skin care, and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing. The Personal Care segment consists of sales of skin cleansing, deodorant, and oral care products. The Home Care segment comprises of sales of fabric care and a wide range of cleaning products. The Nutrition segment refers to sales of scratch cooking aids, dressings, and tea products. The Ice Cream segment covers primarily ice cream products.
  • Primary office: 
  • Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London, Greater London EC4Y 0DY

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Maria Varsellona
  • Reporting currency: 
  • EUR
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
LON
GB00B10RZP78
  • Authorised shares:
  • Issued shares:
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 0 shareholders
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
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Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Hein

Executive
NationalityNetherlands
54
RoleCEO
QualificationPoli. Sci
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Ian

Non Executive
NationalityUnited Kingdom
69
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/12/2023
Duration:
2 years and 9 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Andrea

Non Executive
NationalityCanada
67
RoleNED
QualificationB.A.
Date Appointed: 01/01/2018
Duration:
8 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Fernando

Executive
NationalityArgentina
59
RoleCFO
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2024
Duration:
2 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Adrian

Non Executive
NationalityUnited Kingdom
68
RoleNED
QualificationMasters in Law and Enconomics
Date Appointed: 01/01/2021
Duration:
5 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Susan Saltzbart

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
68
RoleNED
QualificationBA Economics, MBA
Date Appointed: 01/01/2019
Duration:
7 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Ruby

Non Executive
NationalityChina
52
RoleDirector
QualificationBEcon, MEcon
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Judith

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationCA
Date Appointed: 01/03/2024
Duration:
2 years and 6 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Nelson

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
84
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Hein Schumacher

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Ian Meakins

Duration2 years and 9 months
Profile
Name

Andrea Jung

Duration8 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Fernando Fernandez

Duration2 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Adrian Hennah

Duration5 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Susan Saltzbart Kilsby

Duration7 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Ruby Lu

Duration3 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Judith McKenna

Duration2 years and 6 months
Profile
Name

Nelson Peltz

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Hein

Experience Logistics, Business Services, Financial Services
Profile
Name

Ian

Experience Retail, Chemicals
Profile
Name

Andrea

Experience Financial Services, Retail
Profile
Name

Fernando

Experience Financial Services, Media and Advertising, Business Services
Profile
Name

Adrian

Experience Banking, Financial Services, Technology
Profile
Name

Susan Saltzbart

Experience Banking, Retail
Profile
Name

Ruby

Experience Financial Services, Investment
Profile
Name

Judith

Experience Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Services
Profile
Name

Nelson

Experience Logistics, Business Services
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

KPMG

Date Appointed01/01/2006
Year20 years and 8 months
Profile

 

 

Company Committees

Name

Hein Schumacher

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Ian Meakins

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Andrea Jung

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Fernando Fernandez

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Adrian Hennah

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Susan Saltzbart Kilsby

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Ruby Lu

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Judith McKenna

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Nelson Peltz

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT