Marketer to take over as Unilever boss as CEO Paul Polman steps down

Unilever’s CEO Paul Polman will retire at the end of this year after a decade at the helm of one of the world’s biggest FMCG companies.
Marketer Alan Jope, who is currently president of Unilever’s beauty and personal care division, will take over from Polman as CEO at the beginning of next year. 
Polman joined Unilever as CEO in 2009. He is a former Procter & Gamble president for Western Europe and has worked at Nestle as CFO and vice-president for the Americas.