Nicky Sparshott Quits As Unilever’s Global Chief Of Transformation

Nicky Sparshott, who served as Unilever's global chief of transformation, has resigned. Throughout her stint, Sparshott oversaw the Unilever Global Transformation Office, which designed and implemented large-scale organisational change projects that improved productivity, creativity, competitiveness, and value generation.

In a note, she shared, "After an incredible 18 years at Unilever, most recently as Global Chief of Transformation and former CEO of Unilever ANZ, I have made the decision to leave Unilever and build the next stage of my career. As I consider my next CEO role, I am going to take some time to reconnect with family and friends and to finish a book I am writing on the value of love as the new corporate currency, supercharging performance!"

Further, she added, "Within Unilever, I have had a variety of senior leadership roles across the globe, leading complex multi-category businesses and multi-cultural teams. It has been enriching and rewarding – from steering pioneering growth agendas to driving large-scale change initiatives, leveraging the best of brands, innovation, structure, talent, and technology. This company has been a blue thread, woven through my life."

Sparshott started her career as a sales and marketing coordinator at HP before becoming a brand manager at Procter & Gamble. She later became an assistant brand manager at Unilever before becoming a senior marketing manager at The Coca-Cola Company.

She later became the marketing director for the Australian and New Zealand region at Unilever, where she was promoted to senior vice president for Southeast Asia and Australasia. Before rejoining Unilever as CEO for the Australia and New Zealand area, Sparshott served as the worldwide CEO of T2 Tea. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing Unilever's operations across multiple categories, including food, beverages, ice cream, personal care, beauty, and home care. Additionally, this involved leading strategic initiatives to transform profitable growth, share and ESG delivery.