| Ms Helen Alexander
| Dame Helen Alexander is Independent Non-Executive Director of Rolls-Royce Holding PLC. She was Chief Executive of the Economist Group until 2008 which she joined in 1985. She was President of the CBI until 2011; she has also been a non-executive director of Northern Foods plc, BT Group plc and Centrica plc. She was awarded a DBE in 2011 for services to business. SHe is Chairman of UBM plc, the Port of London Authority and Incisive Media. She is also deputy chairman of esure Group plc and senior adviser to Bain Capital. Dame Helen is Chancellor of the University of Southampton and she is involved with a number of other not-for-profit organisations in media, the internet, the arts and education. |
| Ms Ruth Cairnie
| Ms. Ruth Cairnie has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company effective September 1, 2014. Ruth Cairnie was formerly Executive Vice President Strategy & Planning at Royal Dutch Shell Plc, where she held a number of senior international roles, including managing the Global Commercial Fuels business. She served on the boards of Shell Pakistan Ltd and joint venture companies in Germany and Thailand. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods plc and Keller Group plc. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management. Ruth graduated in Joint Honours Mathematics & Physics from Bristol University and then took a Masters in Advanced Studies, Maths, at Cambridge University. |
| Mr Lewis W. K. Booth
| Mr Lewis W. K. Booth is an Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC. He is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company, a position he held for over three years until his retirement from the company in April 2012. Mr Lewis W. K. Booth is a director at Mondelez International Inc since October 2012. During his 34-year career at Ford he held a series of senior positions in Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. Lewis began his career with British Leyland, before joining Ford in 1978. He was awarded a CBE in June 2012 for services to the UK automotive and manufacturing industries. He is a director of Mondelez International, Inc., Gentherm Inc. and of University of Liverpool in America Inc. |
| Mr RBC Capital Markets Research Team
| The RBC Capital Markets Research Department is staffed by a dedicated analyst team, which focuses on delivering detailed investment analysis of regional and international equity, markets and economies. |
| Mr Ravi Lockyer
| Mr Ravi Lockyer is Financial Analyst at Collins Sarri Statham Investments Ltd. |
| Mr Gonzalo Fernandez Dionis
| Mr Gonzalo Fernandez Dionis is Financial Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. |
| Mr Michael Bishop
| Mr Michael Bishop is Financial Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. |
| Mr Jonathan Dann
| Mr Jonathan Dann is Financial Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. |
| Mr San Dhillon
| Mr San Dhillon is Financial Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. |
| Mr Matthew O’keeffe
| Mr Matthew O’keeffe is an Analyst at Berenberg Co |
| Mr Dominic Edridge
| Mr Dominic Edridge is the Head of European Transport Research at UBS Investment Bank. |
| Mr Robert Joynson
| Mr Robert Joynson is Executive Director at Nomura International. |
| Mr Victor Wai
| Mr Victor Wai is Research Analyst at Drewry Maritime Equity Research since 2014 , he was Research Analyst at KGI Fraser Securities from 2013 to 2014. |
| Mr Matteo Botto Poala
| Mr. Matteo Botto Poala is the Managing Director in the Infrastructure Investment Group of Goldman Sachs and serves on the Investment Committee of the infrastructure funds managed by the firm. Prior to joining this group in 2005, Mr. Matteo was a Member of the Structured Finance team within the Financing Group. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2001 as an Analyst and was named a Managing Director in 2012. Mr. Matteo also serves as a Director on the Boards of Atlantia S.p.A., Redexis Gas S.A., and Elenia Lampo Oy. Mr Poala is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He develops and lectures finance and investment cases for students participating in the Oxford Chicago Valuation Programme, Oxford Finance Lab and MBA & MFE programme elective courses. Mr Poala earned a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, in 2001. |
| Mr HSBC Bank Research Team
| The HSBC Bank Research Department is staffed by a dedicated analyst team, which focuses on delivering detailed investment analysis of regional and international equity, markets and economies. |
| Mr Feike Sijbesma
| Mr. Feike Sijbesma is Non-Executive Director of Unilever and also the Chairman of Unilever's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a Member of Unilever's Corporate Responsibility Committee. Mr. Feike has been the CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Directors of Royal DSM N.V. since May 2007. In 1995, Mr. Feike became Director of Gist-Brocades Food Specialties Division and joined Gist-Brocade’s Executive Committee. Following the acquisition by Royal DSM N.V. in 1998, he became a Director of the Business Group DSM Food Specialties. In 2000 he joined Royal DSM’s managing Board of Directors, becoming Chairman and CEO in May 2007. He is currently a Member of the Supervisory Board of De Nederlandsche Bank, and a Board Member of CEFIC and Member of the Global CEO Council of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). His previous roles have included Member of the Supervisory Board of DSM Netherlands, the Utrecht University, the Dutch Genomics Initiative (NGI) and the Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek Hospital/Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI/AVL), Chairman of Chemical Governors and a Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum, Dutch Food Chain Sustainability Foundation (DUVO) and of EuropaBio (European Biotech Association), a Member of the Dutch Innovation Platform 2.0, Board Member of BIO (US Biotechnology Association), the Swiss Society of Chemical Industries (SCGI) and the Dutch Nutrition/Food Top-Institute (WCFS) and a Member of the Advisory Board of ECP-EPN (e-commerce) and the Rotterdam Business School of the Erasmus University. He holds an Honorary Doctorate from Maastricht University, Netherlands. |
| Mr John Frederick Rishton
| Mr. John Frederick Rishton was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Unilever in May 2013. He is also chairman of Unilever’s Audit Committee. Since 2011, he has been CEO of Rolls Royce Holdings PLC, a global provider of integrated power systems. Mr. Rishton was also appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Rolls Royce Group in 2007 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of the Company’s Ethics and Nominations Committees. Prior to joining Rolls Royce, Mr. John was CEO and President of the Dutch international Retailer, Royal Ahold N.V., a position he held from 2007 to 2011. Before becoming CEO, he was Royal Ahold’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. John served as Vice Chairman of ICA AB, one of the Nordic region’s leading retail companies and was a Director of the company from 2006 to 2010. He is also a Former Non-Executive Director of the International Drinks Company, Allied Domecq, prior to its sale in 2005. Mr. Rishton is also a Former Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Leadership Team of British Airways PLC from 2001 till 2005. He also served as Commercial Controller of British Airways from 1999 to 2001 and was responsible for providing financial support to the Commercial Activities of Sales, Marketing, Alliances and Cargo. Mr. John began his career in 1979 at Ford Motor Company and held a variety of positions both in the UK and in Europe. He is a former Non-Executive Director of Allied Domecq. Mr. John is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has an Economics Degree in 1979 from Nottingham University, UK. |
| Ms Mary MA Xuezheng
| Ms. Mary MA Xuezheng was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Unilever in May 2013. She is also a member of Unilever’s Audit Committee. Previously, Ms. Mary was a partner at private investment firm TPG Capital and Co-Chairman of TPG China where she primarily focused on investments in the Greater China region. Before joining TPG, Ms. MA Xuezheng was a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the world’s second largest Personal Computer business and global technology firm, Lenovo. She continues to be a Member of the Lenovo Board, since becoming Non-Executive Vice Chairman in 2007. Ms. Mary is also Chairman of Boyu Capital, a private equity fund she co-founded in 2011 which specializes in investments in China and a Non-Executive Director of Wumart Stores, the fastest growing retailer in China. Ms. Mary also serves on the Board of the Hong Kong-based watch and optical retailer, Stelux Holdings and is a Non-Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. She also has been a Member of both the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. She has been an Independent Director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited since 2009 and a Member of the Dean's Council of the Kennedy School of Harvard University between 2002 till 2007. Ms. Mary holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1976 from Capital Normal University in Beijing and studied at King's College of the London University in the United Kingdom. |
| Mr Nils Smedegaard Andersen
| Mr. Nils Smedegaard Andersen is Board Member of Unilever PLC since April 2015. He has been Partner and Group CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S since 2007. He was Executive Vice President of Carlsberg A/S and Carlsberg Breweries A/S from 1999 till 2001, becoming President, CEO from 2001 till 2007. He has previously worked for de Danske Sukkerfabrikker, Tuborg International, Union Cervecera, Hannen Brauerei and Hero Group. Mr Andersen is currently Chairman of Dansk Supermarked Group, Vice-Chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists, a Member of the Board of Directors of Inditex, Spain, and a Member of the Committee on Business Policies, Confederation of Danish Industry, as well as being Co-Chairman of EU-Russia Industries Round Table since 2007. Mr. Andersen graduated with a MSc in Economics from Aarhus University in 1982. |
| Ms Baroness Hogg
| Ms Baroness Hogg is Board Member at BG Group PLC. Sarah’s extensive career in government and with prominent regulatory bodies and major UK companies brings a highly vaSarah is a former head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit and second permanent secretary from 1990 to 1995. Until 2010, she was chairman of 3i Group and has been a non-executive director of several other FTSE 100 companies.lued contribution to the Board and its corporate governance.Sarah was Senior Independent Director of BG Group from 2009 to 2013. |
