Incoming Unilever CEO Hein
Schumacher gets seasick, according to his former boss at food
group Heinz, but that never stopped him joining executive
sailing trips and sticking them out. . | January 31, 2023
The Dove soap to Hellmann's mayonnaise giant needs to revive its underperforming food business, while also managing tricky price negotiations with retailers feeling the squeeze from inflationary pressures and a cost of living crisis. Encouragingly for Schumacher, who worked as a finance manager at Unilever more than 20 years ago before heading to Ahold, he was warmly welcomed by activist investor and Unilever board member Nelson Peltz - who has a long track record of shaking up consumer goods companies, including Heinz.