Unilever changes CEO | The media of today

Unilever, one of the world's biggest advertisers, is changing CEOs until the end of the year, reports The Drum. The current CEO, Paul Polman, will step down and will be replaced by Alan Jope, currently head of Unilever's beauty and personal hygiene department.

Paul Polman announced his resignation a year ago already when he asked Egon Zehnder's help to replace him.

"It has been an honor to lead Unilever for the last ten years, during which time I became humble thanks to the dedication and hard work of our employees and their passion for creating a business within of a truly goal-oriented company, and I am very grateful to them, as well as the other Unilever stakeholders, with whom we have worked to build our long-term sustainable business, "commented Paul Polman. in a comment.