Unilever announced that Judith McKennahas been appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director. Judith will join the Unilever Board with effect from 1 March 2024. Judith has deep and extensive experience of the consumer goods and retail sector, having spent 27 years of her career at Walmart.

She most recently served as President and CEO of Walmart International from 2018-2023, where she was responsible for all aspects of Walmart's footprint outside the U.S. Prior to leading Wal-Mart International, Judith served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Wal-Mart U.S. and was the Chief Financial Officer for the supermarket chain Asda, in the UK, for more than a decade and Non-Executive Directors Nils Andersen, Judith Hartmann, Youngme Moon and Strive Masiyiwa have decided not to stand for re-election at the 2024 AGM. Judith has in the past 5 years previously been the Chair of Walmex, a Bolsa-listed company, and a board member of Flipkart and PhonePe in India. She is no longer a director of those companies.