Charles Nichols
Charles Nichols was born in the UK in 1961. He has a degree in Chemistry from Jesus College, Oxford and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
Group Treasurer
Charles joined Unilever in 1984, initially with the United Africa Company (UAC) and including brief spells in Ghana and the Middle East. This was followed by a series of finance and supply chain roles in Elida Gibbs, the UK Personal Care business.
In 1996 he moved to the Netherlands to join Foods Executive, before moving back to London in 1999 as vice president finance for Latin America.
From 2004 to 2008, as vice president Investor Relations, Charles played a key role in managing Unilever’s relationship with the financial markets at a time of accelerated change in the business. Then in early 2008, he was appointed managing director of Unilever Corporate Ventures, where he was responsible for Unilever’s venture capital portfolio across North America and Europe.
He took up his current role as Group Treasurer in June 2009.
Charles is married, with two teenage daughters and enjoys all sorts of outdoor pursuits, including running, skiing and scuba diving. He also has aspirations as an amateur chef.
