AGM re-elections and Committee memberships

RNS Number : 3125Y

Unilever PLC

28 February 2012

 



28 February 2012

Annual General Meeting re-elections and Committee memberships

Unilever requires all Directors to offer themselves for re-election at the Annual General Meetings each year. Unilever today announces that the following Directors will therefore be offering themselves for re-election at the 2012 AGMs to be held on 9 May, 2012: Louise Fresco, Ann Fudge, Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Jean-Marc Huët, Sunil B Mittal, Hixonia Nyasulu, Paul Polman, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Kees Storm, Michael Treschow and Paul Walsh.

Unilever also announces that Bryon Grote will become chairman of the Audit Committee on 29 February 2012.  Kees Storm will continue to be a member of the Audit Committee.

Paul Walsh will continue to chair both the Nomination and Remuneration Committees, and Sir Malcolm Rifkind will continue to chair the Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Committee.

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