President, Americas
Mike is currently President of Unilever Americas with responsibility for Unilever's business in North America and Latin America. In this role, he leads Unilever's Americas organisation to deliver the business and marketing objectives of brands such as Dove, Lipton, Axe, Hellmann’s, Knorr, Bertolli, Suave, Lux, Sunsilk, Vaseline, Omo, Sedal, Country Crock, Maizena, Q-Tips, Wishbone, Snuggle, Slim•Fast, Lever and Becel.
Prior to joining Unilever in July 2003, Polk spent 16 years at Kraft Foods. His last assignment was as Group Vice President, Kraft Foods North America and President of the Biscuits, Snacks, and Confections Segment. He held a variety of other leadership positions at Kraft including Group Vice President Kraft Foods International and President, Asia Pacific Region and Executive Vice President and General Manager Post Cereals. Prior to joining Kraft, Polk spent three years at Procter & Gamble in Manufacturing and Research & Development.
Polk earned a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.
Polk is a member of the Boards of Directors of Retail Industry Leadership Association, the Grocery Manufacturers of America and Food Products Association, GS1, and Yellowstone National Park.
