Unilever PLC
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Unilever PLC is a company on the UK Companies House register with documented links to business activity in the Israeli-occupied territories. This profile is part of UK companies linked to 'Israel'; see UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology for how companies were selected and scored.
Profile
| Unilever PLC | |
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| Type | Public limited Company |
| Founded | 21 June 1894 |
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| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 4ZD |
| Industry | 70100 - Activities of head offices |
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| Homepage | unilever.com |
- Category: C – credible news (Ben & Jerry's settlements dispute)
- Company number: 00041424[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Public limited Company
- SIC: 70100 - Activities of head offices
- Registered office: Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 4ZD
- Listing / market cap: LSE: ULVR ≈ US$134.6bn (Oct 2026).[2]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- None shown. Listed PLCs (DTR 5-regulated) and overseas companies are exempt from the PSC register.
Directors (CH; 73 director appointments, 10 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Fernandez | November 1966 | Jan 2024–present | |
| Adrian Hennah | November 1957 | Nov 2021–present | |
| Susan Saltzbart Kilsby | September 1958 | Aug 2019–present | |
| Rong Lu | February 1971 | Nov 2021–present | |
| Judith McKenna | May 1966 | Mar 2024–present | |
| Ian Keith Meakins | August 1956 | Sep 2023–present | |
| Nelson Peltz | June 1942 | Jul 2022–present | |
| Srinivas Phatak | October 1971 | Sep 2025–present | |
| Benoit Thierry Potier | September 1957 | Jan 2025–present | |
| Zoe Yujnovich | March 1975 | Mar 2025–present | |
| Nils Smedegaard Andersen | July 1958 | Apr 2015–May 2024 | |
| Dr James Iain Walker Anderson | June 1938 | pre-May 1992–May 1998 | |
| Andre Rene Baron Van Heemstra | January 1946 | May 2000–May 2005 | |
| Professor Genevieve Berger | January 1955 | May 2007–Jun 2008 | |
| Sunil Bharti Mittal | October 1957 | May 2011–May 2013 | |
| The Lord Leon Brittan of Spennithorne | September 1939 | May 2004–May 2010 | |
| Roy Drysdale Brown | December 1946 | Mar 1994–May 2001 | |
| Antony Burgmans | February 1947 | pre-May 1992–May 2007 | |
| Alan Clive Butler | June 1946 | pre-May 1992–May 2005 | |
| Patrick Jean Pierre Cescau | September 1948 | May 1999–Dec 2008 | |
| Laura May-Lung Cha | December 1949 | May 2013–May 2022 | |
| The Baroness Lynda Chalker | April 1942 | May 2004–May 2007 | |
| Vittorio Colao | October 1961 | Jul 2015–Feb 2021 | |
| Bertrand Pierre Charles Collomb | August 1942 | May 2004–May 2006 | |
| Keki Bomi Dadiseth | December 1945 | May 2000–May 2005 | |
| Dr. Marinus Emmanuel Johannes Dekkers | September 1957 | Apr 2016–Apr 2020 | |
| Professor Wim Dik | January 1939 | May 2004–May 2010 | |
| Hans Eggerstedt | March 1938 | pre-May 1992–May 1999 | |
| Oscar Fanjul | May 1949 | May 2004–May 2006 | |
| Niall William Arthur Fitzgerald | September 1945 | pre-May 1992–Sep 2004 | |
| Prof Dr Lr Louise Ottilie Fresco | February 1952 | May 2009–Apr 2017 | |
| Ann Marie Fudge | April 1951 | May 2009–May 2018 | |
| Dr Ashok Sekhar Ganguly | July 1935 | pre-May 1992–May 1997 | |
| Charles Edward Golden | June 1946 | May 2006–May 2014 | |
| Claudio Xavier Gonzalez Laporte | May 1934 | May 2004–May 2005 | |
| Dr Byron Elmer Grote | March 1948 | May 2006–Apr 2015 | |
| Dr Judith Hartmann | June 1969 | Apr 2015–May 2024 | |
| Michael Gilbert Heron | October 1934 | pre-May 1992–May 1993 | |
| Raoul Jean Marc Sidney Huet | April 1969 | May 2010–Oct 2015 | |
| Christopher Martin Jemmett | October 1936 | pre-May 1992–May 1997 | |
| Alan Chalmers Jope | March 1964 | May 2019–Jun 2023 | |
| Andrea Jung | September 1958 | May 2018–Apr 2025 | |
| Alexander Kemner | September 1939 | pre-May 1992–May 2001 | |
| Hilmar Kopper | March 1935 | May 2004–May 2006 | |
| Ralph David Kugler | March 1956 | May 2005–May 2008 | |
| James Arthur Lawrence | October 1952 | May 2008–Dec 2009 | |
| Mary Ma | November 1952 | May 2013–Sep 2019 | |
| Floris Anton Maljers | August 1933 | pre-May 1992–May 1994 | |
| Rudolph Harold Peter Markham | March 1946 | May 1998–May 2007 | |
| Strive Masiyiwa | January 1961 | Apr 2016–May 2024 | |
| Charles Miller Smith | November 1939 | pre-May 1992–Jul 1994 | |
| Youngme Moon | April 1964 | Apr 2016–May 2024 | |
| Okko Otto Hermann Muller | January 1936 | pre-May 1992–May 1997 | |
| Narayana Murthy | August 1946 | May 2007–May 2010 | |
| Hixonia Nyasulu | September 1954 | May 2007–Apr 2016 | |
| Jan Peelen | February 1940 | pre-May 1992–May 2000 | |
| Sir Michael Sydney Perry | February 1934 | pre-May 1992–Aug 1996 | |
| Robert Mayfield Phillips | July 1938 | May 1995–May 2000 | |
| Graeme David Pitkethly | November 1966 | Apr 2016–Dec 2023 | |
| Paulus Geradus Josephus Maria Polman | July 1956 | Oct 2008–Dec 2018 | |
| Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind | June 1946 | May 2010–Apr 2015 | |
| John Rishton | February 1958 | May 2013–May 2022 | |
| Hein Schumacher | July 1971 | Oct 2022–Mar 2025 | |
| Feike Sijbesma | August 1959 | Nov 2014–Oct 2023 | |
| Lord David Alec Gwyn Roberts Simon of Highbury | July 1939 | May 2004–May 2009 | |
| Jean Cyril Spinetta | October 1943 | May 2006–Sep 2007 | |
| Kornelis Jan Storm | June 1942 | May 2006–Apr 2015 | |
| Charles Bernhard Strauss | January 1943 | May 2000–May 2004 | |
| Morris Tabaksblat | September 1937 | pre-May 1992–May 1999 | |
| Niels Michael Aage Treschow | April 1943 | May 2007–Apr 2016 | |
| Cornelis Job Van Der Graaf | November 1950 | May 2004–May 2008 | |
| Jeroen Van Der Veer | October 1947 | May 2004–May 2011 | |
| Paul Steven Walsh | May 1955 | May 2009–Apr 2015 |
Current secretary: Prakash Kakkad[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY2025: turnover €50.5bn; operating profit €9.0bn.[3]
Documented OPT activity:
- July 2021: Ben & Jerry's to stop sales in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.[4] June 2022: Unilever sold the Israeli business to licensee Avi Zinger (American Quality Products) to sell throughout Israel and the West Bank.[5] Not on OHCHR list.
Controversies:
- Ben & Jerry's board sued Unilever (July 2022); resolved Dec 2022.[6]
Links to Israeli government / WZO / JNF / JA / Keren Hayesod / security apparatus / IDF: None found.
Arms trade involvement: None.
See also
- UK companies linked to 'Israel'
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Alphabetical
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Ranked by density of connection
- UK Companies with documented links to business activity in the Occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan
- UK defence, security, surveillance and dual-use technology companies with documented business ties to 'Israel'
- UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Unilever PLC overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Unilever (UL) - Market capitalization.
- ↑ Sharper focus and disciplined execution driving competitive performance.
- ↑ Reuters, Reuters 2021 Reuters.
- ↑ Reuters, Reuters 2022 Reuters.
- ↑ Reuters, Reuters Reuters.