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Alan Jope CBE
Speaking at the 2021 World Economic Forum
Born	1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)^[1] Scotland, UK
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Former CEO of Unilever
Term	January 2019 – June 2023
Predecessor	Paul Polman
Successor	Hein Schumacher

Alan Jope CBE (born 1964) is a British businessman. He served as CEO of Unilever from January 2019 until June 2023, succeeding Paul Polman.^[1] Upon stepping down as CEO of Unilever, Jope was succeeded by Hein Schumacher who took on the role from July 2023.^[2]

In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Alan Jope was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to business.^[3]

Education

Jope was born in Scotland.^[1] He earned a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Edinburgh Business School.^[4] He also attended Harvard Business School's general management program in 2001.^[5]

Career

Jope joined Unilever in 1985 as a graduate marketing trainee.^[1] He was the president of Beauty & Personal Care, the largest division at Unilever.^[1] He has had stints running several operations including China.^[6]

From 2009, Jope led Unilever's business in China and North Asia, doubling its size and laying important foundations for future success.^[7] He was appointed to Unilever’s Leadership Executive in 2011 in his role as President of Unilever’s businesses across North Asia. His previous senior roles have also included President Russia, Africa & Middle East; and President of Unilever's Beauty & Personal Care division. Earlier, Jope worked in a number of sales and marketing roles in the UK, Thailand and the US.^[5]

Jope was a guest judge, with Donald Trump, in the second series of the US version of reality TV show The Apprentice.^[8]

Personal

Jope is married, with three children.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kollewe, Julia (29 November 2018). "Unilever boss quits after botched plan to move to Netherlands". the Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ Lyubomirova, Teodora (30 January 2023). "FrieslandCampina CEO to replace Alan Jope at Unilever". Dairy Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF).
^ Duff, Eamonn (11 January 2019). "The Rise of Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever". FMCG CEO.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alan Jope". Unilever global company website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ "New Unilever CEO Jope banks on recovery in sales growth". www.ft.com.
^ "Unilever Regulatory News. Live ULVR RNS. Regulatory News Articles for Unilever Plc Ord 3 1/9P". www.lse.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ Wood, Zoe (29 November 2018). "Alan Jope: from judge on Trump's Apprentice to top job at Unilever". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.

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