Britain's Most Admired No 1: Unilever, Paul Polman

By MT Staff Wednesday, 24 November 2010

A tremendous result for Polman, who took over the Anglo-Dutch food and FMCG conglomerate in 2009.

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Despite numerous top 10 placings over the years, this is the first time Unilever has taken the overall Britain's Most Admired crown. Having spent his early career at arch-rival P&G, he is now eager to catch the US giant - his goal is to double the size of Unilever, and he is looking to the high-growth, high-margin haircare and bodywash markets to do so. He bought Sara Lee's personal care division for $1.9bn last year and shampoo specialist Alberto Culver for $3.7bn in September. The root-and-branch restructure instigated by predecessor Patrick Cescau has at last given Unilever the organisational agility it was long in need of, so he's in a strong position to achieve his goal.

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