COMPANY

Consumer products conglomerate, founded 1930 by the merger of Lever Brothers and Margarine Unie. Brands include Axe male grooming, Bertolli Italian cuisine, Close-Up toothpaste, Comfort fabric conditioners, Dove soaps, Heartbrand ice creams, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Knorr soups, Lifebuoy soaps, Lipton teas, Lux beauty products, Omo detergent, Pond's skin care products, Signal mouthwash, Skippy peanut butter, Slim-Fast weight loss products, Sunlight soaps, Vaseline skin care products, and Wish-Bone salad dressings, among many others product lines.

Official Website:
http://www.unilever.com/

Industry:
Consumer Products

Ticker:
NYSE:UN

Corporate headquarters:
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sales:
$50B (2005)

Employees:
200,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Antony Burgmans	Business	13-Feb-1947		Chairman of Unilever, 1999-2007
Patrick Cescau	Business	1948		Group Chief Executive of Unilever
Niall FitzGerald	Business	13-Sep-1945		Chairman of Reuters
Richard A. Goldstein	Business	1942		CEO of International Flavors, 2000-06
Sanjay Khosla	Business	c. 1952		EVP at Kraft
James A. Lawrence	Business	18-Oct-1952		CFO of Unilever
Charles B. Strauss	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Unilever USA, 2000-04
Morris Tabaksblat	Business	1937		Chairman of Reed Elsevier, 1999-2005

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Antony Burgmans	Business	13-Feb-1947		Chairman of Unilever, 1999-2007
Patrick Cescau	Business	1948		Group Chief Executive of Unilever
Wim Dik	Business	1939		PTT Telecom
Ann M. Fudge	Business	23-Apr-1951		CEO of Young & Rubicam, 2003-07
Charles E. Golden	Business	c. 1946		CFO of Eli Lilly, 1996-2006
Byron Grote	Business	c. 1948		CFO of BP
James A. Lawrence	Business	18-Oct-1952		CFO of Unilever
Kees J. Storm	Business	1942		CEO of AEGON NV, 1993-2002

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Claudio X. Gonzalez	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
George J. Mitchell	Politician	20-Aug-1933		US Senator from Maine, 1980-95

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bertrand P. Collomb	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Lafarge SA, 1987-2003
Niall FitzGerald	Business	13-Sep-1945		Chairman of Reuters
Charles B. Strauss	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Unilever USA, 2000-04
Morris Tabaksblat	Business	1937		Chairman of Reed Elsevier, 1999-2005

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wim Dik	Business	1939		PTT Telecom
Evert Henkes	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Shell Chemical, 1998-2003
William D. Novelli	Business	c. 1941		CEO, AARP
H. G. L. Powell	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Interbrew, 1999-2002

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce S. Gordon	Business	15-Feb-1946		President of the NAACP, 2005-07
James A. Kennedy	Business	?		National Starch and Chemical Company
Charles R. Shoemate	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Best Foods, 1990-2000

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Ian Black	Comic	12-Aug-1971		The State
Mary J. Blige	Musician	11-Jan-1971		Pop/R&B diva
Kim Cattrall	Actor	21-Aug-1956		Samantha on Sex and the City
Bobby Flay	Chef	10-Dec-1964		Southwestern cuisine impresario
Jeff Gordon	Auto Racing	4-Aug-1971		Four-time Winston Cup winner
T. I.	Rapper	25-Sep-1980		Dirty south rapper, Trap Muzik
Bert Lahr	Actor	13-Aug-1895	4-Dec-1967	Lion in The Wizard of Oz
Lori Loughlin	Actor	28-Jul-1964		Rebecca Katsopolis on Full House
Joan Lunden	Talk Show Host	19-Sep-1950		Former host, Good Morning America
Don Meredith	Football	10-Apr-1938	5-Dec-2010	Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball
Megan Mullally	Actor	12-Nov-1958		Karen Walker on Will & Grace
Chad Ochocinco	Football	9-Jan-1978		New England Patriots wide receiver
Ozzy Osbourne	Singer	3-Dec-1948		Black Sabbath
Andy Samberg	Actor	18-Aug-1978		SNL, The Lonely Island
Michael Showalter	Comic	17-Jun-1970		The State
Elizabeth Taylor	Actor	27-Feb-1932	23-Mar-2011	Cleopatra

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