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Developments in corporate governance

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Following his appointment as a Non-Executive Director at the AGMs in May 2007, Unilever appointed its first independent Non-Executive Chairman, Michael Treschow, in succession to Antony Burgmans who retired as Chairman at those meetings.

In September 2007, the offices of the Joint Secretaries came to an end, and the position of a single Group Secretary was introduced and adopted by the Boards.

The text that follows describes the corporate governance arrangements operating within Unilever and the changes anticipated in 2008. More information on our corporate governance arrangements is set out in 'The Governance of Unilever', the Boards' statement of their internal arrangements, which can be found at www.unilever.com/investorcentre/corpgovernance