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68 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2004
Corporate governance
Biographical details
Executive Directors
Antony Burgmans*1
Chairman, Unilever N.V.
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 58. Chairman of Unilever N.V. and Vice-
Chairman of Unilever PLC since 4 May 1999. Joined Unilever 1972.
Appointed Director 8 May 1991. Previous posts include: Vice-
Chairman of Unilever N.V. 1998. Business Group President, Ice
Cream and Frozen Foods – Europe and Chairman of 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 ABN
AMRO Holding N.V., Non-Executive Director of BP p.l.c. and Member,
International Advisory Board of Allianz AG.
Non-Executive Chairman designate, Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.
Patrick Cescau*▲1
Chairman, Unilever PLC
Nationality: French. Aged 56. Chairman of Unilever PLC and Vice-
Chairman of Unilever N.V. since 1 October 2004. Joined Unilever
1973. Appointed Director 4 May 1999. Previous posts include: 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 of Pearson plc and Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la
France in the Netherlands.
Group Chief Executive designate.
Clive Butler*
Corporate Development Director
Nationality: British. Aged 58. Corporate Development Director since
1 January 2001. Joined Unilever 1970. Appointed Director 6 May
1992. Previous posts include: Category Director, Home and Personal
Care 1996. Personnel Director 1993-1996. Corporate Development
and IT Director 1992.
Clive Butler will not be offering himself for re-election at the
2005 AGMs.
Keki Dadiseth*
Home and Personal Care Director
Nationality: Indian. Aged 59. Home and Personal Care Director since
1 January 2001. Joined Unilever 1973. Appointed Director 3 May
2000. Previous posts include: Hindustan Lever Chairman 1996.
External appointments include: Non-Executive Director of The Indian
Hotels Company. Member, International Advisory Board of
DaimlerChrysler AG.
Keki Dadiseth will not be offering himself for re-election at the
2005 AGMs.
Kees van der Graaf*▲
Foods Director
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 54. Appointed Foods Director 12 May 2004.
Joined Unilever 1976. Previous posts include: 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. Chairman, Lipton-Sais Switzerland 1993. Foods
Member East Asia Pacific Regional Management 1990. Marketing
and Grocery Sales Director, Frigo, Spain 1986.
President Europe designate.
André baron van Heemstra*
Personnel Director
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 59. Personnel Director since 3 May 2000.
Joined Unilever 1970. Appointed Director 3 May 2000. Previous posts
include: Business Group President, East Asia Pacific 1996. Chairman,
Langnese-Iglo 1992-1996.
André baron van Heemstra will not be offering himself for re-election
at the 2005 AGMs.
Rudy Markham*▲
Financial Director
Nationality: British. Aged 58. Financial Director since 4 August 2000.
Joined Unilever 1968. Appointed Director 6 May 1998. Previous posts
include: 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 of Standard Chartered PLC.
Chief Financial Officer designate.
Non-Executive Directors
The Rt Hon The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne QC, DL◆2
Nationality: British. Aged 65. Appointed 2000. Vice-Chairman of
UBS Investment Bank and Chairman of UBS Limited. Member of the
European Commission and Vice-President 1989-1999. Member of the
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 Wallasey◆3
Nationality: British. Aged 62. Appointed 1998. Director of Freeplay
Energy plc and Group 5 (Pty) Ltd. Member, International Advisory
Board of Lafarge et Cie. UK Minister of State at the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office 1986-1997.
Bertrand Collomb◆4,5,6
Nationality: French. Aged 62. Appointed 1994. Chairman of Lafarge
S.A. Director of Vivendi Universal, TotalFinaElf and Atco. Member,
Advisory Board of Banque de France.
Vice-Chairman designate, Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC.
Professor Wim Dik◆2
Nationality: Dutch. Aged 66. Appointed 2001. Professor at Delft
University of Technology. Chairman, Supervisory Boards of Tele Atlas
N.V. and N.V. Casema. Member, Supervisory Boards of ABN AMRO
Holding N.V. Non-Executive Director of Aviva plc and LogicaCMG plc.
Chairman and CEO of Koninklijke PTT Nederland (KPN) 1988-1998
and Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Royal Dutch Telecom) 1998-2000. Minister
for Foreign Trade, Netherlands 1981-1982.
Oscar Fanjul◆7
Nationality: Spanish. Aged 55. Appointed 1996. Honorary Chairman
of Repsol-YPF S.A. Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, the
London Stock Exchange, Acerinox S.A. and Técnicas Reunidas S.A.
Member, International Advisory Boards of Marsh & McLennan
Companies and Sviluppo Italia and of the European Advisory Board
of the Carlyle Group. Chairman and CEO of Repsol 1986-1996.
* Member Executive Committee
◆Appointed 12 May 2004 (previously Advisory Director)
▲Executive Team Member designate
1Member Nomination Committee
2Member External Affairs and Corporate Relations Committee
3Chairman External Affairs and Corporate Relations Committee
4Chairman Nomination Committee
5Chairman Remuneration Committee
6Senior Independent Director
7Member Audit Committee
8Chairman Audit Committee
9Member Remuneration Committee