The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever has begun a formal search for a successor to Patrick Cescau, its chief executive, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Patrick Cescau, the 59-year Frenchman who has run Unilever for the past three- and-a-half years, is a reluctant public figure
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Unilever has appointed head-hunters to find a replacement for Patrick Cescau, chief executive, it emerged yesterday, with an internal candidate considered most likely...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever is searching for a successor to Chief Executive Patrick Cescau to take the helm of the group next year, newspaper reports said on Sunday.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever is searching for a successor to Chief Executive Patrick Cescau to take the helm of the group next year, newspaper reports said on Sunday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever is searching for a successor to Chief Executive Patrick Cescau to take the helm of the group next year, newspaper reports said on Sunday.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
The top job at British-Dutch firm Unilever carries responsibility for a wide range of famous brands, including Flora, Persil and Dove soap. The successful candidate will take over from Patrick Cescau, who turns 60 next year and is expected to step dADVERTISEMENT own at the company's annual meeting in May.Weekend reports said headhunters at Egon Zehnder had been appointed to find his replacement....
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... such as Dove, Lipton, Knorr, Hellman's, Surf, Vaseline, Lux and Omo. The expected departure of Patrick Cescau next year has not helped, of course, but the market's indifference towards Unilever may, potentially, provide a longer-term investment opportunity for a classic defensive security, but with exciting and developing markets in the emerging economies in Latin America and the...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
CONSUMER group Unilever achieved a good first half performance in a “challenging environment,” said chief executive Patrick Cescau today.
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Unilever Chief Executive Officer Patrick Cescau has told the board he will step down in May of next year, according to the Sunday Times. Unilever has appointed headhunter Egon Zehnder to find a replacement, who will probably come from within the company.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Unilever, the Flora margarine to Dove cosmetics company, has launched a hunt for a successor to its chief executive, Patrick Cescau.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Internal candidate considered most likely to step into shoes of Patrick Cescau, who is expected to retire at some point next year
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... weaker ice-cream sales. The news sent Unilever's share price down 122p to £13.88. Chief executive Patrick Cescau described the group's performance as "good in a challenging environment", sticking to his forecast of higher profit margins year-on-year and sales growth above Unilever's 3pc to 5pc target range. Revenues fell 1pc to £10.37bn, but rose 6pc at constant exchange rates as...
PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
... softeners in the U.S. Vestar bought the company in March 2007. …Unilever Group chief executive Patrick Cescau said the move allows the company to focus on expanding leading brands outside of North America, while getting rid of “nonstrategic brands” with high turnover. In 2007, Unilever’s North American, Canadian and Puerto Rican laundry business resulted in $1 billion in turnover...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The company said underlying sales were up 6.8 percent in the quarter, with an operating margin of 13 percent, down fractionally amid rising commodity costs. CEO Patrick Cescau called the results "good in what has been a challenging environment," and repeated the company was sticking to its full year target of 3-5 percent "underlying" sales growth and an improvement in margins.
