Unilever PLC Non-Executive Director appointment (9890O)
13 Oktober 2021 - 4:15PM
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Unilever PLC
13 October 2021
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
London, 13 October 2021 - Unilever PLC today announces that Ruby
Lu has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the company,
with effect from 1 November 2021. Ruby will join both the
Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee upon appointment.
Nils Andersen, Chairman of Unilever, said: "I am very pleased
that Ruby has agreed to join the Board. She has had a successful
executive career, and will further strengthen the Board with her
extensive financial and global market experience".
Ruby is a venture capitalist investing in technology start-ups
in the U.S. and China. Ruby founded Atypical Ventures, an
early-stage technology venture investment firm, in 2019. In 2006,
she co-founded DCM China, a venture capital firm. During her more
than 12-year tenure at DCM, she invested in, and served as a board
member for, many leading technology companies. Prior to joining DCM
in 2003, Ruby was a vice president in the investment banking group
of technology, media and telecommunications at Goldman Sachs &
Co.
Ruby is currently a Non-Executive Director at Uxin Limited and
Yum China. Within the last five years, Ruby has been a
Non-Executive Director at two other companies which were publicly
quoted during such time: Blue City Holdings Limited and Ikang
Healthcare Group. There are no additional matters that require
disclosure under 9.6.13R of the UK Listing Rules.
Media: Media Relations team Investors : Investor Relations
+44 78 2527 3767 team
lucila.zambrano@unilever.com +44 20 7822 6830
investor.relations@unilever.com
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