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Business Presidents – Home & Personal Care
Regions
Ralph Kugler, Europe Aged 47. Joined Unilever 1979. Appointed
Business President 1999. Previous position: Business Group President
Latin America.
Charles Strauss, North America Unilever Director see page 46.
Anton Lenstra, Africa Aged 54. Joined Unilever 1989. Appointed
Business President 2000. (Also is a representative of the region for
Foods). Previous position: Vice-President Home & Personal Care
Europe.
Jeff Fraser, Asia Aged 59. Joined Unilever 1967. Appointed
Business President 1996. Previous position: Business Group President
Central Asia & Middle East.
Harish Manwani, Latin America Aged 49. Joined Unilever 1976.
Appointed Business President 2001. Previous position: Senior
Vice-President, Home & Personal Care Category Group.
Global Businesses
Charles Strauss, Prestige Unilever Director see page 46.
Function
Simon Clift, Marketing Aged 44. Joined Unilever 1982. Appointed
Business President 2001. Previous position: Chairman Personal Care
Category Group, Latin America.
Corporate Officers
Jan van der Bijl, Joint Secretary and Head of Group Taxation
Aged 53. Appointed 1 July 2001. Years of service on 31 December
2002: 15 years.
Stephen Williams,9Joint Secretary and General Counsel Aged 55.
Appointed 1 December 1986. Years of service on 31 December
2002: 16 years.
Jeffrey Allgrove,9Controller Aged 50. Appointed 4 May 1999.
Years of service on 31 December 2002: 25 years.
Henning Rehder, Treasurer Aged 49. Appointed 23 April 2002.
Years of service on 31 December 2002: 22 years.
James Duckworth,9Chief Auditor Aged 58. Appointed 1 March
1999. Years of service on 31 December 2002: 34 years.
Board changes
All directors held office throughout the year.
In accordance with the Articles of Association of NV and
PLC, all existing directors will retire from office at the Annual
General Meetings on 7 May 2003 and will offer themselves
for re-election.
Details of directors’ service contracts are given on page 54.
Advisory Directors’ changes
Frits Fentener van Vlissingen will retire as an Advisory
Director with effect from the Annual General Meetings in
2003. The directors wish to record their gratitude for his
substantial and positive contribution during the last thirteen
years, and particularly as chairman of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committees. He will be succeeded as
Chairman of these committees by Bertrand Collomb.
Charles R Shoemate will also cease to be an Advisory
Director at these Annual General Meetings. The Directors
wish to record their appreciation of his contribution to the
success of the integration of the Bestfoods business.
With effect from 1 May 2002, Jeroen van der Veer was
appointed as an Advisory Director until the Annual General
Meetings in 2005, serving on both the Remuneration and
Nomination Committees. Wim Dik was appointed to the
External Affairs and Corporate Relations Committee at the
same time. As anticipated, Onno Ruding retired as an
Advisory Director in 2002.
The Boards have resolved to re-appoint Lord Brittan, Lord
Simon and Bertrand Collomb as Advisory Directors until the
Annual General Meetings in 2006.
Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2002
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