Keith Weed

Keith Weed, born in 1961, is Unilever's CMCO, responsible for the marketing and communications functions, a role which also includes leadership of Unilever's sustainability agenda and the Unilever corporate brand. He has held this role since 2010. Before this he was Unilever's Head of Global Home Care & Hygiene. 2Education Weed obtained a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours from Liverpool University in 1983. In 2012 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Southampton Solent University recognising his contributions to business. 2Career Weed worked as an engineer after graduating university before joining Unilever in 1983 as a marketer. Throughout his career at Unilever, he has been chairman of Lever Fabergé and chairman of Unilever Export. He has worked for Unilever in the UK, France, the United States, both in global and regional roles across general management and marketing. More recently he was global head of Home Care & Hygiene, covering Fabric Cleaning, Fabric Conditioning, Household Cleaning Products, Oral Care and Portable Water. As Unilever's chief marketing and communications officer, Weed is on Unilever's executive board with the Marketing, Communications and Sustainable Business teams reporting to hi