Unilever Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Unilever's CEO is Fernando Fernandez, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is €5.12M, comprised of 22.9% salary and 77.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth $20.03M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 1.7 years respectively.
Key information
Fernando Fernandez
Chief executive officer
€5.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 22.9% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 1.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Unilever: Growth Disappoints But Business Efficiency Process Continues
Feb 16Unilever: No More Valaution Discount - Downgrade To Neutral
Jan 23Procter & Gamble Is In Trouble, Buy Unilever Instead
Jan 14Unilever: Quality And Improving Growth Are Largely In The Price
Dec 13Unilever: A Path To Dividend Growth And Solid Returns Lies Ahead
Nov 13Unilever: This Giant Continues To Grow Step By Step
Oct 25Unilever Progressing On P&G Transformation Playbook
Sep 26Unilever: Nearing The Tipping Point
Aug 27Unilever: New CEO Making Impact
Aug 12Unilever: Unjustified Discount Despite Upping Its Performance
Jul 10Unilever: Recent Performance Has Removed The Margin Of Safety
Jun 06Unilever: The Company Is Moving In The Right Direction
Mar 24Unilever: Don't Expect Market Beating Returns
Feb 13CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | €5m | €1m | €6b |
Compensation vs Market: Fernando's total compensation ($USD5.77M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.40M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Fernando's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Fernando Fernandez (58 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
€5,124,000
Compensation
Mr. Fernando Fernandez serves as Chief Executive Officer at Unilever PLC since March 01, 2025 and had been its CFO until March 01, 2025. He served as Business Group President, Beauty & Wellbeing for Unilev...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | €5.12m | 0.013% $ 20.0m | |
| Executive Officer | less than a year | €5.55m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Acting CFO & Group Controller | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Group Secretary | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth & Marketing Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Research & Development Officer | 6.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Sustainability Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Business Group President of Personal Care | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Business Group President of Ice Cream | 6yrs | no data | no data |
1.1yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: UL's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.3yrs | €5.12m | 0.013% $ 20.0m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.8yrs | €136.00k | 0.0050% $ 7.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.5yrs | €171.00k | 0.00016% $ 250.8k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 1.7yrs | €778.00k | 0.0010% $ 1.6m | |
| Vice Chair of the Board & Senior Independent Director | 5.8yrs | €169.00k | 0.000090% $ 141.1k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.5yrs | €157.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.2yrs | €125.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.7yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: UL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/11 01:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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 71 analysts. 20 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 |