Unilever names CFO
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Jean-Marc Huet moves to Unilever as chief financial officer from the same post at Bristol-Myers Squibb, according to a Dec. 16 release. Effective Jan. 1, Huet will succeed James A. Lawrence, who retired to pursue new opportunities. Huet says he "is looking forward enormously to the challenge" of the job and the "ambitious vision" for the company that has been set out by Unilever CEO Paul Polman. Unilever announced Dec. 12 it is suspending purchases from a major supplier due to allegations of environmental abuses (see story, 1Unilever Halts Palm Oil Purchases From Alleged Forest Destroyer).