Alan Jope
Alan Jope | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 59–60)[1] Scotland, UK |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Title | CEO of Unilever |
| Term | January 2019- |
| Predecessor | Paul Polman |
Alan Jope (born 1963/1964) is a Scottish businessperson, and the CEO of Unilever since January 2019, succeeding Paul Polman.[1]
Education
Jope was born in Scotland.[1] He earned a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Edinburgh Business School. He also attended Harvard Business School's general management program in 2001.[2]
Career
Jope joined Unilever in 1985 as a graduate marketing trainee.[1] He was the president of beauty and personal care, the largest division at Unilever.[1] He has had stints running its operations in India and China.[3]
From 2009, Jope led Unilever's business in China and North Asia, doubling its size and laying important foundations for future success.[4] He was appointed to Unilever’s Leadership Executive in 2011 in his role as President of Unilever’s businesses across North Asia. His previous senior roles have also included President Russia, Africa & Middle East; global category leader for several of Unilever's Foods businesses; and President of Unilever's Home & Personal Care business in North America. Earlier, Jope worked in a number of sales and marketing roles in the UK, Thailand, and the US.[2]
Jope was a guest judge, with Donald Trump, in the second series of the US version of reality TV show The Apprentice.[5]
Personal
Jope is married, with three children.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Kollewe, Julia (29 November 2018). "Unilever boss quits after botched plan to move to Netherlands". the Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alan Jope". Unilever global company website.
- ^ "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Unilever Regulatory News. Live ULVR RNS. Regulatory News Articles for Unilever Plc Ord 3 1/9P". www.lse.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Wood, Zoe (29 November 2018). "Alan Jope: from judge on Trump's Apprentice to top job at Unilever". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
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