Fernando Fernández

Fernando Fernández (born 1966) is an Argentine business executive who has served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Unilever since March 2025, succeeding Hein Schumacher. Previously, he served as chief financial officer (CFO) of Unilever from 2024 to 2025.

Early life and education Fernández was born in 1966 in Argentina. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires. In 2019, he was named executive vice-president Latin America, integrating country clusters and trimming under-performing stock-keeping units to lift operating profits.

On 25 February 2025 Unilever's board replaced Schumacher with Fernández. Shortly after taking office, Fernández set priorities to boost influencer marketing, move half of Unilever's media budget to social channels and divest about €1 billion in non-core European food assets.