Margot Fransen

Margot was appointed General Counsel Sustainability | Global Counsel Oral Care in July 2023. The GC Sustainability role is pivotal in aligning Unilever’s operations with its sustainability goals. Aiming to build a business that is capable of delivering value for a range of stakeholders over the long-term in the right way. She guides the organization’s legal strategies and policies to ensure governance, transparency and compliance with sustainability regulations and social responsibility, including stakeholder management. Until 1 August 2023 she was Chief Counsel Executive Compensation and Secretary to the Compensation Committee for Unilever Plc. In that capacity she was responsible for Executive Compensation, Incentive Plans, wider HR and Corporate matters, including Stakeholder Management around these topics. Margot is a Dutch qualified lawyer with over 25 years of expertise knowledge in ESG, Corporate Governance, Board Matters, Stakeholder Management , Executive Compensation and global marketing in FMCG and has experience working in private practice advising listed corporate clients from a range of industries and jurisdictions. Margot is passionate about learning new things, and holds Master’s degrees in Civil, Corporate and Securities Law.