Unilever Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Unilever's CEO is Hein M. Schumacher, appointed in Jul 2023, has a tenure of 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is €4.73M, comprised of 22.8% salary and 77.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.001% of the company’s shares, worth €1.27M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 2.4 years respectively.
Key information
Hein M. Schumacher
Chief executive officer
€4.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 22.8% |
| CEO tenure | 1.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.0009% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | €7b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | €7b |
| Dec 31 2023 | €5m | €1m | €6b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €7b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | €8b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | €8b |
| Dec 31 2022 | €31k | n/a | €8b |
Compensation vs Market: Hein M.'s total compensation ($USD4.95M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.82M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Hein M.'s compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Hein M. Schumacher (53 yo)
1.4yrs
Tenure
€4,729,406
Compensation
Mr. Hein M. A. Schumacher has been Chairman of the Board at Global Dairy Platform since August 2021. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Unilever PLC since October 4, 2022. Mr. Schumacher...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.4yrs | €4.73m | 0.00092% € 1.3m | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.012% € 16.2m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Group Secretary | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth & Marketing Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Global Tax & Treasury | 11.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Research & Development Officer | 5.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of South Asia | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Sustainability Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Business Group President of Personal Care | 4.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Business Group President of Ice Cream | 5.6yrs | no data | no data |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: UNVA's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.2yrs | €4.73m | 0.00092% € 1.3m | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.012% € 16.2m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.4yrs | €132.00k | 0.0050% € 6.9m | |
| Vice Chairman & Senior Independent Director | 6.6yrs | €213.00k | 0.00018% € 249.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.1yrs | €177.00k | 0.00016% € 221.3k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 1.3yrs | €91.00k | 0.0010% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | €140.00k | 0.000090% € 124.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.1yrs | €142.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: UNVA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 13:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Unilever PLC is covered by 75 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Robert Jan Vos | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| null null | Argus Research Company |