Unilever has named Philip de Klerk as vice president, finance of its operations in the Benelux.

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De Klerk takes the role after Stephanie Schmitz, who was originally chosen for the job, turned down the position due to “personal reasons”, a Unilever spokesman told just-food.


De Klerk has spent 16 years at Unilever and moves from a similar role at the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate’s Swiss unit.


In July last year, Unilever merged its operations in Belgium and the Netherlands in a bid to boost the company’s competitiveness and keep a lid on costs in both markets.


The new entity, Unilever Benelux, continued with an office in both countries – one in Brussels and the other in Rotterdam.

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