Unilever PLC Notification of a Change to the Boards (0813Z)
March 09 2017 - 12:17PM
UK Regulatory
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Unilever PLC
09 March 2017
Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC Announcement
Annual General Meetings re-elections and Notification of a
Change to the Boards
Unilever today announced that Prof. Louise Fresco will be
retiring from the Unilever Boards at the conclusion of the 2017
AGMs having served for eight years.
Marijn Dekkers said: "I would like to thank Louise for her
contribution as a Unilever Non-Executive Director. She has brought
invaluable experience to the Unilever Boards and been a great
source of advice and guidance for the business, in particular in
relation to Foods, science and innovation. She leaves with the best
wishes of us all."
The following Directors will offer themselves for re-election at
the 2017 AGMs: Nils Andersen, Laura Cha, Vittorio Colao, Marijn
Dekkers, Ann Fudge, Judith Hartmann, Mary Ma, Strive Masiyiwa,
Youngme Moon, Graeme Pitkethly, Paul Polman, John Rishton and Feike
Sijbesma.
9 March 2017
ENQUIRIES
Media:
UK +44207 822 6127 louise.phillips@unilever.com
UK +44 7917 271819 treeva.fenwick@unilever.com
NL +31 10 2174844 fleur-van.bruggen@unilever.com
Investors:
Investor Relations Team: +44 20 7822 6830
investor.relations@unilever.com
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About Unilever:
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home
Care, Personal Care and Refreshment products with sales in over 190
countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a day. It has 169,000
employees and generated sales of EUR52.7 billion in 2016. Over half
(57%) of the company's footprint is in developing and emerging
markets. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around
the world, including Persil, Dove, Knorr, Domestos, Hellmann's,
Lipton, Wall's, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum and Lynx.
Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan commits to:
-- Helping more than a billion people take action to improve
their health and well-being by 2020.
-- Halving the environmental impact of our products by 2030.
-- Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.
Unilever was ranked number one in its sector in the 2016 Dow
Jones Sustainability Index. In the FTSE4Good Index, it achieved the
highest environmental score of 5. It led the list of Global
Corporate Sustainability Leaders in the 2016
GlobeScan/SustainAbility annual survey for the sixth year running.
Unilever was ranked the most sustainable food and beverage company
in Oxfam's Behind the Brands Scorecard in 2016 for the second
year.
For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit
www.unilever.com. For more information on the USLP:
www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/
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.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these forward-looking statements. Among other risks and
uncertainties, the material or principal factors which could cause
actual results to differ materially are: Unilever's global brands
not meeting consumer preferences; Unilever's ability to innovate
and remain competitive; Unilever's investment choices in its
portfolio management; inability to find sustainable solutions to
support long-term growth; customer relationships; the recruitment
and retention of talented employees; disruptions in our supply
chain; the cost of raw materials and commodities; the production of
safe and high quality products; secure and reliable IT
infrastructure; successful execution of acquisitions, divestitures
and business transformation projects; economic and political risks
and natural disasters; the effect of climate change on Unilever's
business; financial risks; failure to meet high and ethical
standards; and managing regulatory, tax and legal matters.
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
2016 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2016.
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