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, 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
David Koechner	Actor	24-Aug-1962		SNL alumnus, character actor
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		NFL 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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