Rudy Markham

Retired Financial Director, Unilever PLC and Unilever NV. Rudy was the Financial Director of Unilever from August 2000 through May 2007. He joined Unilever in 1968 and from 1989 -- 1998 was based in East Asia where he held a series of increasing responsibilities, ultimately serving as Business Group President North East Asia based in Singapore. Rudy joined the board of Unilever as Strategy and Technology Director and became a member of its Executive Committee in May 1998. In May 2007 he retired from the Board of Unilever and on October 31, 2007 he retired as CFO. Rudy studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he gained a Masters Degree in Natural Sciences. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He also is a non-executive director of Legal & General Group PLC and Standard Chartered PLC, where he serves as Chairman of its Audit & Risk Committee.