About Hein Schumacher
Born 1971. Hein Schumacher is a business executive.
Hein Schumacher (born 1 July 1971) is a Dutch businessman, and was the CEO of Unilever from 1 July 2023 to 1 March 2025.
Early life Schumacher was born on 1 July 1971 in Breda, Netherlands, and was raised in Rucphen. He studied political science and international relations at the University of Amsterdam, and later business administration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Before that, he worked at Heinz and was based in China for four years and had a stint at Ahold.
Schumacher has been a non-executive director of Unilever from October 2022 until his appointment as its CEO in July 2023.
In January 2026, Schumacher was appointed CEO of Barry Callebaut AG.
Personal life Schumacher is married with three children. He is an avid equestrian.
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