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= Christine Drury = Christine Drury is a businesswoman who served as Division Manager and Corporate Relations Manager, among others, in brands and companies such as Lux, Sun and Omo, that were later acquired by Unilever

Career
Christine Drury joined Lever Brothers and Associates as a UCMDS Marketing Trainee at Fetter Lane in September 1969. From 1969-1971, as part of the trainee programme, she worked in Port Sunlight in toilet soaps (one of the first women to do so). In 1972 she was appointed Assistant Brand Manager for Sun, Sqezy and Omo.

In 1974 she was appointed Lux Brand Manager and became the first female member of the Lever Senior Executives Group. Later, she was appointed Toilet Soaps Marketing Development Manager (1978-January 1980). From February-May 1980 she attended Harvard Business School and in June 1980 resumed her new brand development work in Toilet Soaps. In late 1981, Christine embarked on a new role as Value Analysis Manager in the Technical Department.

In the 1980s, a Unilever report demonstrated that women’s work situation had changed little since the 1970s. Women managers still had fewer incentives to continue their career, encouraging them to leave their workplace after getting married. The report inspired Christine Drury and other women managers to create the Women Managers Network newsletter.

Circa 1986, Drury became Marketing Member of the Detergents Co-ordination. Subsequently she took on roles as Division Manager, Fibe Wash and Fabrics Innovation Projects (1990-1994) and Corporate Relations Manager, Lever Europe (1994-1995; 1995-2000). In 1995, she led in the Corporate Relations team who worked on Persil Power (April 1994-February 1995; BSE April 1995). From 1996- 2000, Christine's role developed, and she became a Unilever NGO Representative working with other non-Governmental organisations. In mid-2000, Christine moved from Lever Europe to Unilever’s Corporate Relations Department where she was present at the start of discussions regarding Corporate Social Responsibility and Marine Stewardship.

She took early retirement in 2003 after 34 years of service.