Unilever : Alan Jope reflects on his time as Unilever CEO
June 06, 2023 at 07:31 pm IST
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Alan Jope reflects on his time as Unilever CEO
Published: 5 June 2023
Unilever's CEO Alan Jope is stepping down from his role on 30 June. In this video interview, he reflects on his tenure, talks through some key moments and looks ahead at what's next for him.
After 38 years at Unilever, Alan Jope will be retiring at the end of June. His career has taken him from marketing trainee in 1985 to the company's top job, which he has held for almost five years. It's also given him the opportunity to live and work in many parts of the world - including China, Thailand and the US.
In this interview, he looks back on his time with Unilever, reflecting on some of the stand-out successes and main challenges, and why he believes the company is well positioned for its next phase of growth.
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Unilever plc published this content on 05 June 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 06 June 2023 14:00:05 UTC.
Unilever PLC (Unilever) is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 3.4 billion consumers a day. Over half of the company's footprint is in developing and emerging markets. Unilever has over 400 brands found in homes all over the world, including Dove, Knorr, Dirt Is Good, Rexona, Hellmann's, Lipton, Wall's, Lux, Magnum, Axe, Sunsilk and Surf. Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) underpins the company's strategy. The USLP creates value by driving growth and trust, eliminating costs and reducing risks. Since 2010 the company has been taking action through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan to help more than a billion people improve their health and well-being, halve its environmental footprint and enhance the livelihoods of millions of people as it grows its business. Unilever has already made significant progress and continues to expand its ambition - most recently committing to ensure 100% of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
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