Unilever plc 

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Key stats and ratios

Q3 (Sep '09) 2008
Net profit margin 10.95% 13.04%
Operating margin 14.65% 17.69%
EBITD margin - 20.05%
Return on average assets 11.90% 14.39%
Return on average equity 39.06% 45.01%
Employees 174,000 -

Address

Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment
London, ENG EC4Y 0DY
United Kingdom - Map
+44-20-78225252 (Phone)
+44-20-78225951 (Fax)

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Description

Unilever PLC is one of the parent companies of the Unilever Group (Unilever), which is a supplier of consumer goods across foods, and home and personal care categories. Unilever N.V. is the other parent company of Unilever. Unilever manages its brands under four category headings: savoury, dressings and spreads; ice cream and beverages; personal care; and home care. In December 2008, it sold its edible oil business in Cote d’Ivoire together with its interests in local oil palm plantations, Palmci and PHCI, to SIFCA and to a 50:50 joint venture between two Singapore-based companies, Wilmar International Limited and Olam International Limited. In December 2008, it also acquired the soap business of Cosmivoire, an Ivorian producer with a market presence throughout Francophone West Africa. In April 2009, it completed the acquisition of the TIGI Hair Care Product Business and Advanced Education Academies. In July 2009, the Company acquired the sauces business of Baltimor Holding ZAO.

Officers and directors

Paul Polman
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Age: 53
James A. Lawrence
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
Age: 56
Manvinder Singh Banga
President - Foods, Home and Personal Care
Age: 54
Harish Manwani
President, Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe
Portrait Age: 56
Michael B. Polk
President, Americas
Age: 49
Douglas Baillie
President, Western Europe
Age: 53
Sven H.M.A Dumoulin
Group Secretary
Sandy Ogg
Chief Human Resources Officer
Portrait Age: 55
Genevieve Berger
Chief Research and Development Officer
Age: 54
Luigi Sigismondi
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Age: 43