Paul is Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, The B Team and Vice-Chair of the U.N. Global Compact.

As CEO of Unilever he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model goes hand-in-hand with good financial performance. During his tenure, Unilever was one of the best-performing companies in its sector, delivering ten years of consistent top and bottom line growth.

Paul was appointed to the U.N. Secretary General’s High-level Panel that developed the Sustainable Development Goals. He has played a leading role since in highlighting the business case for the 2030 development agenda, including as a founder member of the Business & Sustainable Development Commission. He remains a U.N.-appointed SDG Advocate.

Paul engages across industry sectors and global organisations to maximise impact, including as a member of Financing Capitalism for the Long-Term, the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the Food and Land Use Coalition, which he chairs.

Paul supports and mentors’ young leaders as a Counsellor and Chair of the Global Advisory Board of One Young World.

Paul has received numerous awards, including the Rainforest Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award, the U.N. Environment Programme’s Champion of the Earth Award and the Oslo Business for Peace Award.

He has been honoured with France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and was named an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to business. He is a recipient of the Public Service Star from the Government of Singapore and received the Treaty of Nijmegen medal.

Paul has extensive experience of the consumer goods industry, having served in senior roles at Nestle and Procter & Gamble prior to becoming CEO of Unilever.

Together with his wife, Kim, Paul founded the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, which works to improve the lives of blind and visually impaired children in East Africa.