Marijn van Tiggelen

Marijn van Tiggelen joined Unilever South Africa as Chairman in October 2010.

Marijn joined Unilever in October 1991 right after graduation and held several positions before becoming Chairman of Unilever South Africa:

 

1991-1992: Corporate Audit

1993-1995: Unilever Research Vlaardingen Netherlands

1996-1997: Corporate Controller Unilever Meat Group Netherlands

1997-2000: BU Director Foods – Unilever Netherlands

2001-2005: SVP, Foods, Unilever South-East Asia

2005-September 2010: Chairman, Unilever Vietnam

October 2010 – current: Chairman, Unilever South Africa

 

EDUCATION:
He graduated with a Business Administration at University of Groningen in Holland ( 1985-1991), and also Modern Japanese Studies at Erasmus at University of Rotterdam in Holland (1989-1991).

 

PERSONAL:
He is a Dutch national and married with 3 children.