What Happened?
London, UK-based Unilever promoted Geoff McDonald to Global VP of HR.
About the Company
160 million times a day, some-one somewhere chooses a Unilever product. Our brands include Dove, Knorr, Hellmann`s, Becel/Flora, Calvé, Magnum, Wall`s, Kibon, Algida, Ola, Ben & Jerry`s, Brooke Bond, and PG Tips brands. Our products are sold in more than 180 countries, with 53% of our business coming from emerging and developing markets and our continued success is a result of our focus on innovation and sustainability. We ensure our enterprising and talented people have the freedom to act and are empowered to make bold, tough decisions. Our ambition is to double in size by 2020 ,whilst reducing our environmental footprint by half, and our sustainable living plan launched in 2010 sets out exactly how we will achieve this. In recognition of our commitment ,Unilever has been named sustainability leader in the Food & Beverage `super-sector` of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the twelfth consecutive year. We want to speak to talented, individuals with integrity who will help us deliver our ambitions across all locations and multiple disciplines; if that describes you please sign up to follow Unilever for regular updates and roles across the world.
About the Person
Geoff has had a great 21 years with Unilever. The first 8 years were spent working in various HR Roles in South Africa, where he then transferred to London and worked across Africa, Middle East and Turkey for 5 years and found it absolutely fascinating. Thereafter Geoff held the position of VP HR Unilever Australasia and spent two wonderful years in Sydney! He returned to the UK in 2005 as VP Leadership and Talent Development and in May 2007 was appointed Global VP HR HPC categories. In this role he played an active part in the transformation of the Global Laundry business and in April of 2010 was appointed into the current role where he Business Partners the Chief Marketing Communications Officer who sits on the Unilever Executive Team. Additional Interests / Activities include: Enhancing the employability of young adults attending universities / schools, in helping them to build their competitive edge. He participates in a Business Advisory Group on how best to rehabilitate prisoners, such that their release into society is successful. He speaks at various events related to Business and Sustainability.
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