Unilever United States Announces Leadership Changes

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ, Jan 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Unilever United States (NYSE: UL) (NYSE: UN) announced today that it has
changed the configuration of its business teams and created a new Consumer
and Customer Solutions organization. These changes to the company's leadership
team
structure have been made in order to further drive competitive advantage in the
marketplace and enable a more consumer and customer focused organization. To
that end,
Unilever U.S. has made the following appointments:

Amanda Sourry, currently Vice President and General Manager of Meal
Solutions
and New Vitality, will become Senior Vice President and General Manager of the
company's newly formed U.S. Foods Business Team. Unilever U.S. is creating a
single U.S. Foods Business Team, which brings together Unilever's Meal
Solutions,
New Vitality Portfolio and its Spreads, Dressings and Beverages groups. This
team
will manage all of Unilever's Foods businesses in the United States excluding
the
U.S. Ice Cream business. The new U.S. Foods organization will be responsible
for such well-known brands as Lipton, Bertolli, Hellmann's, Knorr, Skippy,
CountryCrock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!, Promise, Ragu, Wish-Bone, and
Slim-Fast.

"The appointment of Amanda Sourry to this position reflects our confidence
in her
demonstrated abilities as a results-driven leader," said Kevin Havelock,
President Unilever U.S. "Amanda's proven track record, coupled with her depth of
experience in brand management, innovation and business development, makes her a
terrific choice to lead Unilever's U.S. Foods Business Team."

Kevin B. George, currently Vice President and General Manager of the
company's Chicago-based Deodorant business, will become Vice President and
General Manager of the company's combined Antiperspirant, Deodorant and Hair
Care Business.

"Kevin George has been very successful at leading the growth of Unilever's
U.S.
deodorant business," said Havelock. "His appointment to head the combined AP,
DEO and Hair Business Team is well deserved and reflects our confidence in
his leadership, business acumen and brand-management experience."

The combined U.S. Antiperspirant, Deodorant and Hair Care Business Team
portfolio includes highly successful brands such as Axe, Degree, Suave, Dove and
Sunsilk.

Lisa Klauser, currently Vice President, Brand Building & Marketing
Excellence, has
been named Vice President of the newly formed Consumer and Customer Solutions
organization.

In her new role, Klauser will lead Integrated and Multicultural Marketing,
Visual
Branding, Brand Public Relations, Category Management, Shopper Marketing, and
Consumer Market Insight.

"Lisa Klauser has played an integral leadership role in developing new and
innovative capabilities in shopper marketing and consumer relationship
marketing,
which leverage the scale of Unilever with our customers and consumers," said
Havelock. "She has led our drive to turn shopper insights into actionable
solutions."

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About Unilever

Unilever (NYSE: UL) (NYSE: UN), one of the world's largest consumer products
companies, aims to add vitality to life by meeting everyday needs for
nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Each day, around the world, consumers make
160 million decisions to purchase Unilever products. The company has a
portfolio of brands that make people feel good, look good and get more out of
life.

In the United States these brands include recognized names such as: Axe,
"all," Ben & Jerry's, Bertolli, Breyers, Caress, Country Crock, Degree, Dove
personal care products, Good Humor, Hellmann's, Klondike, Knorr, Lipton,
Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Skippy, Slim-Fast, Snuggle, Suave, Sunsilk and
Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are registered trademarks of the
Unilever Group of Companies. Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities
where we live, work and play, Unilever in the United States employs
approximately 13,000 people in more than 60 office and manufacturing sites in 24
states and Puerto Rico -- generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2006. For
more information, visit www.unileverusa.com.

Contacts:
Anita Larsen or Dean Mastrojohn
Unilever Media Relations
201-894-7760
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