About
Kees Kruythoff is a business executive with 27 years at Unilever, where he served as President of North America and President of the Global Home Care division as a member of the global executive team. Following his departure from Unilever in 2019, he co-founded IMAGINE.one, a for-benefit organization focused on climate and inequality, and served as chairman and CEO of LIVEKINDLY Collective, a plant-based food company comprising multiple brands. He currently serves as Thematic Chair for Sustainable Foods at Summa Equity, invests in food technology startups through Nicoya and Bain Capital, and holds board positions including chairman of MrGreenAfrica and board member of RCL Foods.
Experience
- Summa EquityThematic Chair Sustainable Foodscurrent2023 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- NutrisChairmancurrent2024 — presentZagreb, Croatia
- Bain CapitalSenior Advisor Bain Capitalcurrent2022 — present
- 1440 FoodsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- ConveoMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentAntwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
- NicoyaExecutive Chairmancurrent2023 — presentSweden
- N!CK'sBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Fantastic FungiChairman of the Boardcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Mr. Green Trading Africa Kenya Ltd.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2019 — presentKenya
- RCL FOODSBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentRCL
- DistellBoard Member2019 — 2023
- IMAGINECo-Founder IMAGINE2019 — 2023
- LIVEKINDLY CollectiveChairman & CEO2020 — 2022New York, United States
- UnileverPresident Global Division - Home Care at Unilever2017 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- UnileverPresident North America at Unilever2011 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- UnileverCEO Unilever Brasil2007 — 2011Greater São Paulo Area
- UnileverCEO Unilever South Africa Foods2004 — 2007South Africa
- UnileverSenior Vice President, Beverages NEA2002 — 2004Asia
- UnileverVice President Marketing1999 — 2002South Africa
- UnileverBrand & Account Manager1993 — 1999Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Education
- Erasmus University RotterdamDrs, Economics1986 — 1992
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentInterviewsBrand EquityBusiness PlanningCustomer InsightProduct InnovationMergers & AcquisitionsMarketing ManagementBrand ManagementMarketingProduct DevelopmentChange ManagementLanguages Dutch · English · Portugese
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Same school
Also attended Erasmus University Rotterdam143
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Shared employers
Also worked at Conveo3
Also worked at Nicoya6
Also worked at Unilever139
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