Antony Burgmans

Chairman at Nationale Opera & Ballet

77 year

Retail Trade

Consumer Non-Durables

Commercial Services

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Antony Burgmans (born 13 February 1947, Rotterdam) is a Dutch businessman, formerly non-executive Chairman of the Anglo-Dutch food and health products multinational Unilever.

Career
Burgmans studied business administration at Nyenrode in the Netherlands, and political and social sciences at Stockholm University in Sweden. He then completed a Master of Arts in Marketing at Lancaster University Management School in England.

Burgmans joined Unilever in 1972, working as marketing assistant at Lever, the Netherlands on the dishwater detergent Sun. Later, he held marketing and sales positions in the company's detergents businesses in Indonesia and the Netherlands. In 1982, he was appointed marketing and sales director of Lever in the Netherlands and in 1985, became marketing director of Lever Germany.

Three years later, he was appointed chairman of PT Unilever Indonesia. In 1991, he became director of Unilever with responsibility for personal care products. Burgmans took over responsibility for Ice Cream and Frozen Foods - Europe in May 1994 and, later that year, was appointed chairman of the Europe Committee, which co-ordinates Unilever's European activities.

In October 1998, he was appointed vice chairman of Unilever N.V. and became chairman of Unilever N.V in May 1999. In May 2005, Burgmans was elected chairman Unilever N.V. and PLC.

In January 2007, it was announced that he would be replaced by Michael Treschow upon standing down as Chairman in May 2007.

Other positions
Burgmans also serves as member of the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO, a member of the International Advisory Board of Allianz AG and a non-executive director of BP plc. He is also co-chairman of the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI) and chairman of the Supervisory Boards of, WWF-Netherlands, the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague and the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam.

In December 2003 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Lancaster University.

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Antony Burgmans active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Nationale Opera & Ballet Nationale Opera & Ballet Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Nationale Opera & Ballet engages in performing arts. The private company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.	Chairman	2011-05-29
Stichting Het Wereld Natuur Fonds Nederland	Chairman	-

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Former positions of Antony Burgmans

Companies	Position	End
Koninklijke Jumbo Food Groep BV Koninklijke Jumbo Food Groep BV Food RetailRetail Trade Jumbo Groep Holding BV operates as a financial holding company with interests in the supermarket industry. The company was founded by Karel van Eerd and is headquartered in Veghel, the Netherlands.	Director/Board Member	2019-04-14
AKZO NOBEL N.V.	Chairman	2018-04-25
BP PLC	Director/Board Member	2016-04-13
AEGON LTD.	Director/Board Member	2014-03-31
UNILEVER PLC	Chief Executive Officer	2007-04-30

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University of Stockholm

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Linked companies

Listed companies	5
BP PLC	Energy Minerals
UNILEVER PLC	Consumer Non-Durables
AKZO NOBEL N.V.	Process Industries
AEGON LTD.	Finance
PT UNILEVER INDONESIA TBK	Consumer Non-Durables

Private companies	9
Unilever NV Unilever NV Food DistributorsDistribution Services Unilever NV engages in the production and marketing of consumer goods in the nutrition, hygiene, and personal care categories. It operates through the following segments: Beauty and Personal Care, Foods and Refreshment, and Home Care. The Beauty and Personal Care segment covers the sales of skin and hair care products, deodorants and oral care products. The Foods and Refreshment segment includes the sales of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads. The Home Care segment is in charge of the sales of home care products such as powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars, and a wide range of cleaning products. The company was founded on November 9, 1927 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands.	Distribution Services
SHV Holdings NV SHV Holdings NV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SHV Holdings NV engages in the distribution of consumer goods and liquefied petroleum gas. Its businesses include cash-and-carry wholesale, heavy lifting and transport solutions, industrial services, animal nutrition and fish feed, exploration and production of oil and gas, and provision of private equity. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.	Commercial Services
Jumbo Supermarkten BV Jumbo Supermarkten BV Food RetailRetail Trade Jumbo Supermarkten BV engages in the operation of supermarkets. It offers vegetable, meat, poultry, cooked meals, processed foods, snacks, candies, non-foods, and other foods. The company was founded in by Johan van Eerdt in 1921 and is headquartered in Veghel, the Netherlands.	Retail Trade
World Resources Institute World Resources Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Resources Institute, Inc. provides solutions for environmental, resource, population and developmental problems. The company was founded by James G. Speth in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Commercial Services
Intergamma BV Intergamma BV Specialty StoresRetail Trade Intergamma BV engages in the operation of do-it-yourself stores. It offers training, automation, logistics, sales coaching, assortiment composition, and publicity services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Leusden, the Netherlands.	Retail Trade
Koninklijke Jumbo Food Groep BV Koninklijke Jumbo Food Groep BV Food RetailRetail Trade Jumbo Groep Holding BV operates as a financial holding company with interests in the supermarket industry. The company was founded by Karel van Eerd and is headquartered in Veghel, the Netherlands.	Retail Trade
Stichting Het Wereld Natuur Fonds Nederland	Miscellaneous
TNT Express BV TNT Express BV Air Freight/CouriersTransportation TNT Express BV engages in the courier businesses. It collects, transports, and delivers documents, parcels, and freight on a day-definite or time-definite basis around the world. The firm operates through the following segments: Europe and Middle East, Africa; Asia Pacific; Americas; and Other Networks. The Europe and Middle East segment operates operates in European countries including United Kingdom, France, and Italy; the Middle East through air-based services, and the rest of Africa. The Asia Pacific segment provides express transportation from the Asia Pacific region to Europe through aircraft on a daily basis. The Americas segment offers domestic express services, with limited operation in North America and full service on other continents. The Other Networks segment refers to the businesses of TNT Fashion Group and TNT Innight. The company was founded on March 6, 1995 and is headquartered in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.	Transportation
Nationale Opera & Ballet Nationale Opera & Ballet Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Nationale Opera & Ballet engages in performing arts. The private company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.	Consumer Services