Unilever announces new Chief Supply Chain officer

Reginaldo Ecclissato will be Unilever’s new Chief Supply Chain officer.  He will be succeeding Marc Engel, who will be leaving the business in April next year following a 30-year career with the consumer goods giant.

Ecclissato is currently Executive Vice President Mexico, Central America and Greater Caribbean, as per reports. He also has over 30 years of experience with Unilever, working across both developed and emerging markets. Prior to his most recent role, he was Executive VP of Unilever’s Americas Supply Chain. Ecclissato will assume the role from 1 January 2022.

Alan Jope, Unilever’s CEO, commented: “Marc’s leadership of our supply chain has been critical to Unilever becoming a faster, more resilient and more sustainable business. I am very grateful for Marc’s contributions over his long career with Unilever, and in particular, for his stewardship of our supply chain through the many challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic over the last two years.

He added: “I am also very pleased that, in Reginaldo, we have an internal successor with extensive supply chain experience, who has overseen significant business growth and brought impressive leadership to the Mexico, Central America and Greater Caribbean region.”