Unilever PLC said Monday that it has appointed Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer, replacing Alan Jope who announced in September his plan to retire from the company. The Anglo ...

said he strongly supports Schumacher "as our new CEO and look(s) forward to working closely with him to drive significant sustainable stakeholder value." Peltz become a Unilever board member in ...

Schumacher will replace Alan Jope, whose tenure at the helm of Unilever has been overshadowed ... when Jope took over as CEO. By contrast, those of arch-rivals Nestle (SIX:NESN) and Procter ...

Schumacher, who was formerly at Royal ... Analysts at Jefferies and RBC Capital welcomed Unilever’s appointment of an external CEO, saying investors will support the move.