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Unilever CEO arrives today

Staff Correspondent
Paul Polman, chief executive officer of Unilever Plc, arrives in Dhaka today on a three-day visit.
The purpose of his trip is to gain an in-depth understanding of consumers and customers and meet different external stakeholders of Unilever, the
company said in a statement yesterday.
Polman took over the CEO role at Unilever on January 1, 2009. Prior to this, he was in Nestle SA and also worked in leading roles at Procter & Gamble.
Polman is leading Unilever in developing sustainable business models that reduce the overall impact on the environment with a belief that companies with a strong social mission will be companies that are more successful in the longer term, according to the statement.
He is a member of the European Round Table, the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
On the board of the Consumer Goods Forum, he co-chairs the board strategy and also the sustainability committees.
Recognised by Investor Magazine as chief financial officer of the year 2007, Polman received the Carl Lidner award from the University of Cincinnati in 2006 and was the WSJ/CNBC European Business Leaderoftheyear2003.
Harish Manwani, president of Unilever's Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe Region, and Nitin Paranjpe, group vice president of Unilever
South Asia operations, will accompany Polman during the visit.
Unilever, one of the leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the world, has operations in 170 countries across the globe. It has one of the strongest portfolios of foods, home and personal care brands among all CPG companies in the world.
"Over the last four decades, Unilever Bangladesh has been constantly introducing new and world-class products for the Bangladeshi people and adding vitality to their lives. Over 90 percent of the country's households use one or more of Unilever products," the company said.
Brands in Unilever Bangladesh have a strong association to the social cause, it said.
Some examples are Pepsodent Oral Health and Hygiene awareness programmes for children, Lifebouy Friendship Hospital which reaches remote population bases would otherwise have no access to proper medical facility. Fair & Lovely Foundation which empowers women through vocational training & IT scholarships, Wheel Power White Shada Moner Manush (People with White Soul) to uncover the country's unsung heroes who have dedicated their lives to make the society a better place to live in, the company added.