Conny Braams
Executive Vice President Middle Europe (Benelux, Germany, Austria & Switzerland, Nordics, Italy), National Manager Unilever Nederland
Conny trad in 1990 in dienst bij Unilever als Product Manager Unox & Cup-a-Soup en bekleedde verschillende posities in marketing, sales, communications en general management.
1990 – 1996: Product manager Unox & Cup-a-Soup, Unilever Nederland
1996 – 1998: International & National Marketing Manager, Unilever Nederland
1998 – 1999: Trade Category Manager, International & National Marketing Manager, National Account Manager, Unilever Nederland
1999 – 2002: Marketing Director Business Unit Spreads & Cooking Products, Unilever Nederland
2002 – 2004: Vice President Business Unit Spreads & Cooking Products, Unilever Nederland
2004 – 2006: Vice President Corporate Communications & Sustainability, Unilever Europa (in Rotterdam)
2006 – 2010: Vice President Brand Building Foods, Refreshment, Home Care & Personal Care, Unilever Spanje (in Barcelona)
2011 – 2016: Senior Vice President Food Solutions – Asia, Africa, Middle-East, Unilever Food Solutions (in Singapore)
2016: General Manager Unilever Benelux, National Manager Unilever Nederland
Sophie Souied
General Manager Unilever Belgium & Luxemburg
Sophie trad in 1997 in dienst bij Bestfoods als marketing trainee op Foods en bekleedde verschillende posities in marketing en sales.
1997 - 2001: Marketing Foods (Bestfoods)
2001 - 2002: Brand Manager Lipton Ice Tea
2003 - 2004: Category Manager OOH Lipton Ice Tea
2004 - 2006: Marketing Manager Lipton Leaf Tea
2006 - 2008: Marketing Director Lipton (RTD & Leaf Tea)
2008 - 2010: Customer Marketing Director (all customers /full portfolio)
2010 - 2013: Customer Director Carrefour- Provera-HD (full portfolio)
2013 - 2017: VP Marketing Foods-Refreshment & CD OOH
Bastiaan Haks
Vice President Finance Unilever Benelux
Bastiaan trad in 2003 in dienst bij Unilever als Project Manager, waarbij hij met een korte tussenstop van 2012 tot 2014 bij Peijnenburg, in 2014 weer terugkeerde.
2003 – 2005: Commercial Assistant/Project Manager, Unilever Foods Europe Supply Management
2005 – 2007: Management Accountant, Business Unit Spreads and Cooking
2007 – 2011: Manager Finance & ICT, Fabrieken Rotterdam, Hellendoorn en Kleve
2011 – 2012: Manager Financial Planning & Analytics, Unilever Europe
2014 – 2017: Company Controller, Unilever Benelux
2017: VP Finance/National Finance Director, Unilever Benelux
Fred van Beek
Vice President Customer Development Unilever Nederland
Fred begon zijn loopbaan bij Heineken en trad in 2004 in dienst van Unilever.
2004: National Account Manager Unilever Nederland
2006: Sales Director Impulse Unilever Nederland
2007: Sales Director Ice Cream & Beverages Unilever Nederland
2009: Director Out of Home Benelux
2011: Vice President Out of Home & Refreshment Unilever Nederland
2013: Vice President Customer Development Retail & Out of Home Unilever Nederland
Martine Zeegers
Vice President Human Resources Unilever Benelux
Martine begon haar loopbaan bij KPN en trad in 2002 in dienst bij Unilever.
2002 – 2004: HR Business Partner, Unilever Bestfoods
2004 – 2006: HR Business Partner, Unilever Food Solutions & Unilever Out of Home
2006 – 2008: HR Business Partner, Sourcing Unit Calvé Delft
2008 – 2012: HR Director Industrial & Employee Relations Netherlands and Europa & Supply Chain Benelux
2012: HR Director Unilever Nederland (Marketing & Sales-organisatie)
2012 –2013: Talent Director Unilever Europa
2013 – 2016: HR Director Sales, Finance and HR Europe
2016: Vice President Human Resources Unilever Benelux
Vera Bakker
Vice President Supply Chain Unilever Benelux
Vera trad in 1997 in dienst bij Unilever en bekleedde verschillende posities.
1997 – 1998: Trainee, Unilever Research Vlaardingen
1998 – 2001: Process Development Manager, Unilever Development Centre Vlaardingen
2001 – 2004: Process Technology & Innovation Manager, Unilever Detergents Factory Warrington
2004 – 2006: Manufacturing & Maintenance Manager, Unilever Detergents Factory Warrington
2006 – 2010: Powders Technology & Innovation Manager, Unilever Supply Chain Brazil
2010 – 2013: Engineering & Technology Director, Unilever Americas Supply Chain Company Schaffhausen
2013 – 2017: Factory Director, Unilever Brazil
2017: Vice President Supply Chain Unilever Benelux
Debora van der Zee
Vice President Foods Benelux
Debora van der Zee begon in 2001 met een stage bij Unilever, na verschillende posities binnen te hebben bekleed is Debora in 2019 benoemd tot Vice President Foods Benelux.
2001 - 2002: Project manager of the reconstruction of the Pond's websites in South East Asia
2002 - 2005: Brand Manager Knorr
2005 - 2010: Brand Leader Unox & Cup a Soup
2010 - 2011: Global Brand Development Director
2011 - 2015: Regional Category Director Africa
2015 - 2016: Global Marketing Director Unilever Food Solutions
2016 - 2019:Dressings Europe Director
2019: General Manager Maille
2019: Vice President Foods Benelux
Tom Smidts
Senior Marketing Director Home Care Lead Benelux
Tom Smidts begon in 2010 bij Unilever als Brand & Indirect Communication Manager en is in November 2019 benoemd tot Senior Marketing Director Home Care Lead Benelux.
2010 - 2011: Brand & Indirect Communication Manager
2011 - 2014: Key Account & Customer Marketing Manager
2014 - 2015: International Customer Development Manager
2015 - 2017: International Business Development Director
2017 - 2019: Sales Director Refreshment
2019 : Senior Marketing Director, Home Care Lead Benelux
Joost Houben
Marketing Leader Refreshment Benelux & CCBT Leader Refreshment Nederland
Joost begon in 2003 zijn carrière bij Unilever als Account Manager Ice Cream & Frozen Food. In 2010 verliet hij Unilever om zijn eigen bedrijf te starten, waarna hij in 2012 terugkeerde als Marketing Director Refreshment en OOH in Nederland.
2003 -2005: Account Manager Ice Cream & Frozen Food, Unilever Nederland
2005 -2007: Brand Manager Ola Ice Cream, Unilever Benelux
2008 – 2010: Category Brand Leader Ice Cream Benelux, Unilever Benelux
2012 – 2014: Marketing Director Refreshment & OOH, Unilever Benelux Nederland
2015 – 2018: Sr. Business Director Lipton Ice Tea, Noord Europa
2018: Marketing Leader Refreshment Benelux & CCBT Leader Refreshment Nederland
Joanny Lijbers
Marketing Director Personal Care Unilever Benelux
Joanny begon in 2010 als Brand Development Manager voor Andrélon bij Unilever Nederland. Daarvoor is zij werkzaam geweest bij Hallmark en Bel Nederland en heeft daar verschillende functies gedaan binnen Marketing en Product Development.
2010 – 2013: Brand Development Manager Andrélon
2013 – 2015: Marketing Manager Skin Nederland
2015 – 2015: Marketing Director Personal Care Unilever Benelux
2015 – 2016: Marketing Director Personal Care Unilever Nederland
2016: Marketing Director Personal Care Unilever Benelux
Simone Pelkmans
General Counsel Unilever Benelux
Simone trad eind 1999 bij Unilever in dienst. Daarvoor was zij als advocaat werkzaam bij Nauta Dutilh in Amsterdam.
1999-2001: Benelux Trade Mark Counsel
2001-2007: Benelux en Global Trade Mark Counsel
2008-2013: Senior Marketing Legal Counsel Unilever Benelux
2013-2016: Global and European General Counsel Foods – Spreads, Dressings & Plant Based Nutrition
2017: General Legal Counsel Benelux
Fleur van Bruggen
Communications Director Unilever Benelux
Fleur trad in 2008 bij Unilever in dienst als Media Relations Manager. Daarvoor was zij werkzaam bij pr-bureau Winkelman & Van Hessen als communicatieadviseur.
2008: Media Relations Manager
2014: Communications Director Unilever Benelux