Unilever Côte d’Ivoire: Arona Diop takes over from Tim Kleinebenne
The change comes as the Anglo-Dutch giant’s Ivorian subsidiary, a hub for French-speaking West African operations, underperformed in 2022, with declining sales and a negative net result.
12/05/2023 at 15h51, by Africa Business+
Having joined Unilever in early 2019 as commercial director for Francophone Africa, Arona Diop is taking over the reins of Unilever Côte d’Ivoire, the Ivorian subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch food and household products giant, Africa Business+ has learned.
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