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Unilever’s Sale Of Thailand Direct Selling Business Doesn’t Quiet Investors Calling For Change

 
• By Hannah Daniel

Response to sale of Unilever’s direct selling business in Thailand, Unilever Life, like its recent failed bid for GSK consumer and its elimination of 1,500 management staff, exposes disconnect between its priorities and its shareholders preferences.

• Source: Alamy

Unilever PLC isn’t staying on the dealmaking sideline after a failed offer for GlaxoSmithKline plc’s consumer health business stirred investor unrest and after it announced a plan to slash management positions and restructure leadership around its five product categories.

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