Benjie Yap
President Director Unilever Indonesia and Home Care GM
Unilever•Jakarta, Indonesia
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I am the President Director of Unilever Indonesia and GM of Home Care Indonesia. My Unilever career has spanned more than 20 years in various roles across Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing and Sales/Customer Development. I joined the Unilever Philippines as a Technical Management Trainee in 1994 with initial stints in Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D and Packaging Development. I then shifted careers and joined Marketing as a Marketing Director of Home Care in 2001. I then later joined the National Board of Directors as the Foods Managing Director, VP for Home Care and Foods, and VP for Customer Development. I also took on international roles as Product Development Manager in Port Sunlight UK in 1999 and as VP for Home Care of Unilever Thailand in 2009. I continue to support activities of my alma mater and am currently a member of the Board of Advisors of De La Salle University’s College of Engineering.
Career Timeline
- UnileverCurrent1998–Present· 28 yrs 8 mos
- President Director and General Manager, Home Care, Unilever IndonesiaCurrent2024–Present
- General Manager, Beauty & Wellbeing Southeast AsiaJul 2022–Dec 2023
- Executive Vice President & CEO, Unilever Philippines2017–Dec 2023
- Vice President, Sales2016–2017
- Vice President, Home Care and Foods2013–2016
- Vice President, Home Care (Thailand)Oct 2009–Dec 2012
- Managing Director, Foods2006–Oct 2009
- Marketing Director, Home CareNov 2001–Dec 2005
- R&D Product Development Manager1998–Oct 2001
Education
bachelor of science
industrial engineering
De La Salle University