Nils Andersen

Mr Andersen is Chairman at AkzoNobel N.V. and a Non-Executive Director at BP plc. Nils also serves as Chairman of the privately-held Salling Group A/S. Nils intends to step down from his responsibilities at BP and Salling Group before Unilever’s AGM in April 2020.

From 2007 to 2016 he served as Group Chief Executive Officer of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S. Before that he was Executive Vice President of Carlsberg A/S and Carlsberg Breweries A/S from 1999-2001, becoming President, Chief Executive Officer from 2001-2007.

He has also previously worked for de Danske Sukkerfabrikker, Tuborg International, Union Cervecera, Hannen Brauerei and Hero Group. Mr Andersen was also previously Non-Executive Director of Inditex, Vice-Chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists and a member of the Committee on Business Policies, Confederation of Danish Industry.