Alan Jope
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| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Former CEO of Unilever |
| Term | January 2019 – June 2023 |
| Predecessor | Paul Polman |
| Successor | Hein 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
[edit]Jope was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1964.[4] He earned a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Edinburgh Business School.[5] He also attended Harvard Business School's general management program in 2001.[6]
Career
[edit]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.[7]
From 2009, Jope led Unilever's business in China and North Asia, doubling its size and laying important foundations for future success.[8] 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.[6] He was appointed CEO in 2019 and served until June 2023. Under his tenure shares gained just over 10%, recovering from a four year low.[9]
Jope has been a Trustee of the Leverhulme Trust - which gives grants and scholarships of over £120million a year across arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities - since 2021, and Chair since August 2024.[10]
In 2023 Jope became a Non Executive Director at Accenture[11] and a Commissioner at the Global Commission on Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking.[12]
Jope was a guest judge, with Donald Trump, in the second series of the US version of reality TV show The Apprentice.[13]
Personal
[edit]Jope is married, with three children.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kollewe, Julia (29 November 2018). "Unilever boss quits after botched plan to move to Netherlands". the Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ Lyubomirova, Teodora (30 January 2023). "FrieslandCampina CEO to replace Alan Jope at Unilever". Dairy Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF).
- ^ Abboud, Leila; Mooney, Attracta; Massoudi, Arash (30 November 2018). "Unilever veteran Alan Jope takes helm at critical time". Financial Times.
- ^ Duff, Eamonn (11 January 2019). "The Rise of Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever". FMCG CEO.
- ^ a b c "Alan Jope". Unilever global company website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "New Unilever CEO Jope banks on recovery in sales growth". www.ft.com.
- ^ "Unilever Regulatory News. Live ULVR RNS. Regulatory News Articles for Unilever Plc Ord 3 1/9P". www.lse.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Jolly, Jasper (26 September 2022). "Unilever chief Alan Jope to retire next year after five years at helm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "The Trust Board | The Leverhulme Trust". www.leverhulme.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Alan Jope". investor.accenture.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Who We Are". www.modernslaverycommission.org. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ 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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