Sven Dumoulin - Group Secretary
Sven started his professional career as a lawyer specialising in corporate and securities laws, following an academic career at the University of Groningen.
He joined Unilever as senior legal adviser and deputy company secretary of Unilever NV in 2003, a position he held until being appointed Joint Secretary Unilever NV and Unilever PLC in 2007.
In September 2007, following the decision to end the offices of the two Joint Secretaries, Sven was appointed Group Secretary, becoming the sole Secretary of the two parent companies.
During this period, Sven has also held a position as professor of International Company Law at the University of Groningen, between 2003 and 2005, and as professor of Corporate Law at the University of Tilburg, from 2005 to 2007.
Sven is a member of the Supervisory Boards of Unilever Netherlands BV and Unilever Netherlands Holdings BV.
Outside Unilever he is an advisory member of the Dutch Corporate Governance Committee, a board member for the Dutch Association of Securities Law and the Dutch Foundation Shareholder Communication Channel, legal adviser to the Dutch Association of Listed Companies and a member of the Listed Company Advisory Counsel of Euronext Amsterdam. He is also a member of several legal professional associations in the Netherlands.
Sven is married and has three children. His personal interests include running, the family dog and all the good that life has to offer.
