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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Unilever chief Alan Jope to retire next year after five years at helm

Alan Jope
Unilever’s chief executive, Alan Jope, said: ‘I believe now is the right time for the board to begin the formal search for my successor.’ Photograph: Santiago Felipe/Getty Images

The Unilever chief executive, Alan Jope, will step down at the end of next year, the international consumer goods group has announced.

The FTSE 100 company, whose brands include Dove soap, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Domestos bleach, and Marmite, told the stock market on Monday that Jope had decided to retire.

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