Ivar Blanken

Ivar Blanken is an experienced financial executive currently serving as the Group Chief Financial Officer at Froneri since 2020. Previously, Ivar held various significant roles at Unilever from 2000 to 2020, including VP Finance and Controller for Unilever Americas, CFO for Unilever North America, and CFO for the NAMETRUB region. Ivar was instrumental in implementing Unilever's Global Business Transformation and Spend Reduction Program to achieve a 20% operating margin by 2020 during the company's strategic response to a takeover offer. Ivar's educational background includes a Post Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Twente.