Alan Jope

Alan Jope (born 1963/1964) is a Scottish businessperson, and the CEO of Unilever since January 2019, succeeding Paul Polman.[1]

Alan Jope
Born1963/1964 (age 55–56)[1]
Scotland, UK
CitizenshipBritish
Occupationbusinessman
TitleCEO of Unilever
TermJanuary 2019-
PredecessorPaul Polman

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
  1. Kollewe, Julia (29 November 2018). "Unilever boss quits after botched plan to move to Netherlands". the Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. "Alan Jope". Unilever global company website.
  3. "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com.
  4. "Unilever Regulatory News. Live ULVR RNS. Regulatory News Articles for Unilever Plc Ord 3 1/9P". www.lse.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. 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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