In 20-year career with Unilever, worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya. Appointed as Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2016 and has extensive experience in supply chain operations, covering procurement, logistics, finance and strategy development. Joined Unilever in 1990 at Unilever Meat Group in Oss, the Netherlands, the construction team building the Ragu tomato sauce factory; later ran it as Production Manager. Most recently, Executive Vice-President for East Africa. Prior to this, Unilever’s Chief Procurement Officer, in charge of the worldwide procurement of third-party goods and services. During time as Chief Procurement Officer, was responsible for establishing the Partner to Win programme, which has been instrumental in helping to transform Unilever’s supplier relationships and to deliver its Sustainable Living Plan ambitions. MSc in Applied Physics from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Member of the Supervisory Board of PostNL.