Hein Schumacher

Hein Schumacher (born July 1971, Breda) is a Dutch businessman, and the CEO of Unilever.

Early life
He attended the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Career
Schumacher began his career at Unilever.

He was previously the CEO of the Dutch dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina from 2018 until 2023.

Before that, he worked at Heinz and was based in China for four years.

Schumacher has been a non-executive director of Unilever from October 2022 until his appointment as its CEO in July 2023.