Paul Polman - Brand Innovators

Paul Polman

Co-Founder, IMAGINE (former CEO, Unilever)

Paul Polman is co-founder ofIMAGINE, a for benefit organisation and foundation which mobilises business leaders around tackling climate change and global inequality. Paul is Chair o fthe International Chamber of Commerce, The B Team, Saïd Business School andVice-Chair of the UN Global Compact. A leading proponent that business should be a force for good, he has been described by the Financial Times as “a standout CEO of the past decade”. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2018), he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance. Paul was a member of the UN SecretaryGeneral’s High-Level Panel which developed the Sustainable Development Goals, and as an active SDG Advocate he continues to work with global organisations and across industry to push the 2030 development agenda.