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Alan Jope

Alan Jope
CBE
Speaking at the 2021 World Economic Forum
Born1963 or 1964 (age 59–60)[1]
Scotland, UK
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFormer CEO of Unilever
TermJanuary 2019 – June 2023
PredecessorPaul Polman
SuccessorHein Schumacher

Alan Jope CBE (born 1964) is a British businessman. He served as CEO of Unilever from January 2019 until June 2023, succeeding Paul Polman.[1] Upon stepping down as CEO of Unilever, Jope was succeeded by Hein Schumacher who took on the role from July 2023.[2]

In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Alan Jope was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to business.[3]

Education

Jope was born in Scotland.[1] He earned a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Edinburgh Business School.[4] He also attended Harvard Business School's general management program in 2001.[5]

Career

Jope joined Unilever in 1985 as a graduate marketing trainee.[1] He was the president of Beauty & Personal Care, the largest division at Unilever.[1] He has had stints running several operations including China.[6]

From 2009, Jope led Unilever's business in China and North Asia, doubling its size and laying important foundations for future success.[7] 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; and President of Unilever's Beauty & Personal Care division. Earlier, Jope worked in a number of sales and marketing roles in the UK, Thailand and the US.[5]

Jope was a guest judge, with Donald Trump, in the second series of the US version of reality TV show The Apprentice.[8]

Personal

Jope is married, with three children.[5]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lyubomirova, Teodora (30 January 2023). "FrieslandCampina CEO to replace Alan Jope at Unilever". Dairy Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF).
  4. ^ Duff, Eamonn (11 January 2019). "The Rise of Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever". FMCG CEO.
  5. ^ a b c "Alan Jope". Unilever global company website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ "New Unilever CEO Jope banks on recovery in sales growth". www.ft.com.
  7. ^ "Unilever Regulatory News. Live ULVR RNS. Regulatory News Articles for Unilever Plc Ord 3 1/9P". www.lse.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ 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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