Unilever Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Unilever's CEO is Fernando Fernandez, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of 2.17 years. total yearly compensation is €5.63M, comprised of 30.4% salary and 69.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.013% of the company’s shares, worth $18.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1 years and 2.3 years respectively.
Key information
Fernando Fernandez
Chief executive officer
€5.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 30.40% |
| CEO tenure | 1yr |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 1yr |
| Board average tenure | 2.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | €6m | €2m | €6b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | €6b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | €6b |
| Dec 31 2024 | €5m | €1m | €6b |
Compensation vs Market: Fernando's total compensation ($USD6.43M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.50M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Fernando's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Fernando Fernandez (59 yo)
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 | 1yr | €5.63m | 0.013% $ 18.1m | |
| CFO & Director | 1yr | €2.37m | no data | |
| Executive Officer | 1yr | €2.14m | no data | |
| Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Group Company Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs & Communications Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Beauty & Wellbeing | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Research & Development Officer | 6.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Business Group President of Personal Care | 6.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: UNLY.F's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.2yrs | €5.63m | 0.013% $ 18.1m | |
| CFO & Director | less than a year | €2.37m | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.7yrs | €183.00k | 0.0051% $ 7.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.3yrs | €184.00k | 0.00016% $ 223.0k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 2.5yrs | €839.00k | 0.0011% $ 1.5m | |
| Vice Chair of the Board & Senior Independent Director | 6.6yrs | €300.00k | 0.000090% $ 125.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.2yrs | €190.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.3yrs | €243.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2yrs | €297.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1yr | €137.00k | 0.000070% $ 97.6k |
Experienced Board: UNLY.F's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/03/13 04:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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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Analyst Sources
Unilever PLC is covered by 42 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 |
|---|---|
| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Andreas von Arx | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Arancha Piñeiro | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |