Unilever strengthens its Asian presence

Unilever's new CEO Paul Polman says the co-location of the company’s key regional decision makers from marketing, supply chain, finance and customer development in Singapore employs 800 employees. Over 100 more jobs are created in the company’s advertising agencies and business partners. He sees the growth of the business hub for Unilever's Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern European region in Singapore "as a crucial step in aligning the region with the One Unilever program, which is aimed at streamlining and simplifying the Company's global organizational structure". The regional business hub accounts for a third of the company’s revenue.