Jan Zijderveld is an experienced business leader who led the global beauty brand Avon as CEO for two years after a 30-year career at Unilever, which culminated as President Europe and as a member of Unilever's Executive Team. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Hema for two years until early 2021. Since March 2021 he is part of the Board of Directors at Pandora and also serves on the Supervisory Board of Ahold Delhaize.

Zijderveld was born in the Netherlands and educated in New Zealand. He joined Unilever in New Zealand and progressed through a truly international career.

During his last seven years at Unilever, he served as a member of the Executive Committee and President of Unilever's $14 billion European business. Jan believes in growing brands and businesses by connecting with consumers and citizens and bringing a company's purpose to life.

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Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

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Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top 10 research-based business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who carry their innovative mindset into a sustainable future thanks to a first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China.


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