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46 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2006
Report of the Directors (continued)
Corporate governance Biographical details
Executive Directors
Patrick Cescau
Group Chief Executive
Nationality: French. Aged 58. Group Chief Executive since April 2005.
Joined Unilever 1973. Appointed Director 4 May 1999. Previous posts
include: Chairman, Unilever PLC and Vice-Chairman, Unilever N.V.
2004-2005. Foods Director 2001. Financial Director 1999. Controller
and Deputy Financial Director 1998-1999. President, Lipton USA
1997-1998. President and CEO, Van den Bergh Foods USA 1995-
1997. Chairman, Indonesia 1991-1995. External appointments
include: Non-Executive Director, Pearson plc and Conseiller du
Commerce Extérieur de la France in the Netherlands.
Kees van der Graaf
President Europe
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 56. President Europe since April 2005. Joined
Unilever 1976. Appointed Director 12 May 2004. Previous posts
include: Foods Director 2004, Business Group President, Ice Cream
and Frozen Foods 2001. Executive Vice-President, Foods and
Beverages Europe 1998. Senior Vice-President, Global Ice Cream
category 1995. External appointments include: Board member, ECR
(Efficient Consumer Response) and Member, IAB (International
Advisory Board of the City of Rotterdam). Member, Supervisory
Boards of ANWB Club (Algemene Nederlandse Wielrijdersbond)
and ANWB B.V.
Ralph Kugler1
President Home and personal care
Nationality: British. Aged 51. President Home and Personal Care since
1April 2005. Joined Unilever 1979. Appointed Director 11 May 2005.
Previous posts include: President Home and Personal Care Europe
2001. Business Group President, Latin America 1999. Chairman,
Unilever Thai Holdings 1995. Chairman, Unilever Malaysia 1992.
External appointments include: Non-Executive Director,
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC.
Rudy Markham
Chief Financial Officer
Nationality: British. Aged 60. Chief Financial Officer since April 2005.
Joined Unilever 1968. Appointed Director 6 May 1998. Previous posts
include: Financial Director 2000. Strategy & Technology Director 1998.
Business Group President, North East Asia 1996-1998. Chairman,
Nippon Lever Japan 1992-1996. Chairman, Unilever Australasia
1989-1992. Group Treasurer 1986-1989. External appointments
include: Non-Executive Director, Standard Chartered PLC and
Legal & General Group Plc.
Non-Executive Directors
Antony Burgmans1,2
Chairman
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 60. Appointed 2005. Joined Unilever 1972.
Appointed Director 8 May 1991. Previous posts include: Chairman,
Unilever N.V. and Vice-Chairman, Unilever PLC 1999-2005. Vice-
Chairman, Unilever N.V. 1998. Business Group President, Ice
Cream and Frozen Foods – Europe and Chairman, Unilever Europe
Committee 1996-1998. Responsible for South European Foods
business 1994-1996. Personal Products Co-ordinator 1991-1994.
External appointments include: Member, Supervisory Board of
Akzo Nobel N.V. and Non-Executive Director, BP p.l.c.
The Rt Hon The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne QC, DL1
Nationality: British. Aged 67. Appointed 2000. Vice-Chairman,
UBS Investment Bank and Chairman, UBS Limited. Member,
International Advisory Committee of Total. Member, European
Commission and Vice-President 1989-1999. Member, UK Government
1979-1986. Home Secretary 1983-1985 and Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry 1985-1986.
The Rt Hon The Baroness Chalker of Wallasey3
Nationality: British. Aged 64. Appointed 1998. Non-Executive Director,
Group 5 (Pty) Ltd. and Equator Energy Limited. Member, International
Advisory Board of Lafarge S.A. and Merchant Bridge & Co Ltd.
UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1986-1997.
Professor Wim Dik1,7
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 68. Appointed 2001. Professor at Delft
University of Technology. Chairman, Supervisory Boards of Tele Atlas
N.V., Zesko Holding B.V. and N.V. Casema. Non-Executive Director,
Aviva plc and LogicaCMG plc. Chairman and CEO, Koninklijke PTT
Nederland (KPN) 1988-1998 and Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Royal Dutch
Telecom) 1998-2000. Minister for Foreign Trade, Netherlands
1981-1982.
Charles Golden7
Nationality: American. Aged 60. Appointed 2006. Executive Vice-
President, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Eli Lilly and Company
1996-2006. Non-Executive Director, Clarian Health Partners,
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. and Eaton Corporation. Member of
Finance Committee, Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Byron Grote7
Nationality: American/British. Aged 58. Appointed 2006. Chief
Financial Officer,BP p.l.c. Member of Advisory Council, Cornell
University Johnson Graduate School of Management.
The LordSimon of Highbury CBE4,5,6,
Vice-Chairman
Nationality: British. Aged 67. Appointed 2000. Non-Executive Director,
Suez Group. Senior Advisor,Morgan Stanley International. UK
Government Minister 1997-1999. Group Chief Executive, BP p.l.c.
1992-1995 and Chairman 1995-1997.
Jean-Cyril Spinetta2,9
Nationality: French. Aged 63. Appointed 2006. Chairman and CEO
of Air France – KLM S.A. Director, Saint-Gobain and Alitalia S.p.A
2002-2006. Permanent representative of Air France on Board of
Directors of Le Monde Enterprises S.A.
Kees Storm8
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 64. Appointed 2006. Chairman Executive
Board AEGON N.V. 1993-2002. Chairman Supervisory Board KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines N.V. Board member and Chairman of Audit
Committee, InBev S.A. Board member and Audit Committee member,
Baxter International Inc. Member, Supervisory Board, Pon Holdings
B.V. Member, Supervisory Board, AEGON N.V.
Jeroen van der Veer2,9
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 59. Appointed 2002. Chief Executive
Royal Dutch Shell plc. Former Member, Supervisory Board of De
Nederlandsche Bank 2000-2004.
1Member Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Committee
2Member Nomination Committee
3Chairman Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Committee
4Chairman Nomination Committee
5Chairman Remuneration Committee
6Senior Independent Director
7Member Audit Committee
8Chairman Audit Committee
9Member Remuneration Committee