Unilever GC takes up Whitbread non-exec role
Unilever general counsel and chief legal officer Stephen Williams has taken up a non-executive director role with Whitbread. Williams has already taken up the position with the restaurant and hotel company and will remain in his role as legal chief with Unilever on a full-time basis.
June 20, 2008 at 01:13 PM
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Unilever general counsel and chief legal officer Stephen Williams has taken up a non-executive director role with Whitbread.
Williams has already taken up the position with the restaurant and hotel company and will remain in his role as legal chief with Unilever on a full-time basis.
Commenting on the appointment, Whitbread chairman Anthony Habgood said: "We are delighted to welcome Stephen to our board. Stephen has great experience of consumer goods and doing business worldwide.
"I am sure that he will make a valuable contribution to the company at what is an exciting time in its development."
In addition to his role with Whitbread, Williams is also a senior independent director with transport company Arriva, a post he has held since 2005, and previously held a non-executive director post with specialist distribution group Bunzl until 2004. He has been with Unilever for 22 years.
The news comes with Whitbread being touted as a potential buyer for rival pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B). M&B, which owns pub chains All Bar One and O'Neill's, has been the subject of takeover speculation after posting a £274m post-tax loss.
Firms including Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy would be in line for potential advisory roles on any eventual sale.
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