By Ian Walker

Unilever PLC (ULVR.LN) said Wednesday that Chairman Marijn Dekkers is stepping down from the board with immediate effect, and that Nils Andersen will replace him.

The Dutch consumer giant--which houses Dove, Hellmann's, Marmite and Ben & Jerry's among its brands--said Mr. Dekkers is stepping down to focus on his responsibilities as founder and chairman of Novalis LifeSciences. He will continue to serve as a nonexecutive director of Unilever.

Mr. Dekkers was appointed as chairman in April 2016.

Mr. Andersen is currently a nonexecutive director and has been on the board since April 2015.

Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 13, 2019 02:33 ET (07:33 GMT)

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