Unilever has announced that Willem Brandt, sales director for its savoury business in the Benelux region, will lead the company’s division in the Netherlands.

Brandt will also take up a second role of vice president for customer development in the Netherlands. In both roles, Brandt replaces Peter Ernsting, who has left to take a job at Danish brewer Carlsberg.

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Meanwhile, Frank van Beek will become vice president for Unilever’s out-of-home division across the Benelux markets.

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