In her current role, Hanneke leads Unilever’s Nutrition Business Group, including full profit and loss responsibility, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, innovation, marketing, digital and a supply chain spanning more than 200 countries.
Prior to becoming Nutrition President, Hanneke was President of Unilever’s Foods & Refreshment Division. Under Hanneke’s leadership, the Division’s growth accelerated significantly, resulting in its election as #1 in the World Benchmarking Alliance’s rating of 350 Food and Agriculture brands for responsible/sustainable business.
Hanneke joined Unilever in January 2018 as President Unilever Europe. She has been a member of Unilever Leadership Executive since that time.
Before joining Unilever, Hanneke was a member of the Executive Committee of global retailer Ahold Delhaize and held various international leadership roles at Procter & Gamble.
Hanneke is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tapestry Inc. Prior to joining Tapestry in 2021, Hanneke served a five-year term on the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG, the life sciences company.
Hanneke holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Houston, which she attended on a full athletic (diving) scholarship. She was a seven-time Dutch National Champion.
Hanneke was recognised by Fortune magazine as one of the most influential international women in business, as #23 in the latest ranking issued in 2021.
Hanneke is married and has a son and two daughters.
