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Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012 Report of the Directors About Unilever
ABOUT UNILEVER GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
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∆ Board member
For ULE biographies,
please see page 43.
Our evolving business model
With scale comes responsibility – so
we must continue to play a leadership
role in seeking solutions for global
transformational issues like climate
change, food security and poverty
alleviation. This is why I agreed to join
the UN Secretary General’s High Level
Panel to review the post-2015 Millennium
Development Goals.
Our approach is gaining widespread
external recognition. We were again
named sector leader in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes for the 14th
consecutive year; listed as the world’s
fifth most desired company to work for
by LinkedIn; and recognised for our work
on diversity by The Catalyst organisation.
We are proud now to be seen as the
preferred employer in many of the key
markets in which we operate.
We are on track to become a sustainable
growth company. But this would not be
possible without the dedication and hard
work of our 173,000 colleagues and many
partners around the world. They are
demonstrating the power of purpose,
making Unilever again ‘fit to win’.
Warm regards
Paul Polman
Chief Executive Officer
UNILEVER LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE (ULE)
2 Doug Baillie
Chief Human Resources Officer
3 David Blanchard
Chief Category Research
& Development Officer
4 Professor Geneviève Berger
Chief Science Officer
5 K evin Havelock
Refreshment
6 Jean-Marc Huët∆
Chief Financial Officer
7 Alan Jope
North Asia
8 Kees Kruythoff
North America
9 Dave Lewis
Personal Care
10 Harish Manwani
Chief Operating Officer
11 Antoine de Saint-Affrique
Foods
12 Pier Luigi Sigismondi
Chief Supply Chain Officer
13 Ritva Sotamaa
Chief Legal Officer
14 Keith Weed
Chief Marketing and
Communication Officer
15 Jan Zijderveld
Europe
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
Our business model
Our Compass strategy with the
USLP at its heart contributed to
another strong year for Unilever.
€50 billion
We added nearly €5 billion
of turnover in 2012, pushing
through the €50 billion mark
in the process.
Driving growth
Emerging markets now account
for 55% of our business.
€1 billion brands
We have 14 brands with sales
of more than €1 billion a year.
Business with purpose
Re-establishing trust with
citizens and meeting the needs
of society will be the keys to
ongoing success.
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