Fernando Fernandez
Fernando Fernandez was appointed Chief Financial Officer in January 2024. From January 2025 he took on additional responsibility for Supply Chain and Procurement, Digital & Technology and Business Services.
Chief Financial Officer
Fernando was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer in January 2024 and took on the additional responsibility for Supply Chain and Procurement, Digital & Technology and Business Services from January 2025.
He is part of the Unilever Leadership Executive.
Prior to this, he was the President of the Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group which is one of Unilever’s fastest growing businesses generating a revenue of €12.5 billion. It comprises of four key business pillars: Hair Care, Skin Care, Prestige Beauty and Health and Wellbeing (Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements).
Fernando is an economist from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He joined Unilever in 1988. With a strong foundation in Finance, he has worked across Supply Chain, Marketing and General Management in a global career spanning three decades.
He acquired deep strategy and marketing experience having led the Hair Care category at regional and global levels. Since 2008, Fernando has successfully led Unilever business in the Philippines, Brazil, and the Latin American region.
Born and raised in Argentina, Fernando is married and has two daughters. He is based in London.
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History
- 2025: Additional responsibility for Supply Chain and Procurement, Digital & Technology and Business Services
- 2024: Chief Financial Officer of Unilever and Executive Director to the Board of Unilever PLC
- 2022: Business Group President, Beauty & Wellbeing and member of the Unilever Leadership Executive
- 2019: EVP Latin America
- 2011: EVP Brazil
- 2008: SVP Philippines
- 2005: SVP Global Hair Care
- 2002: Vice President Hair Care Europe
- 1999: Vice President Hair Care Latin America
- 1996: Marketing Director Laundry River Plate
- 1995: Marketing Manager Laundry Argentina
- 1994: Marketing and Sales Accountant, Argentina
- 1993: Oils and Fats Supply and Procurement Manager, Argentina
- 1992: Manufacturing Controller, Argentina
- 1990: Head of Economic Analysis, Argentina
- 1988: Production Costs’ analyst, Argentina