Patrick Hull

PURPOSE: 

My purpose is to: ‘Bring the essence of Pollyanna into the room’

This means I want to bring joy, creativity and innovation into everything I do.

CURRENT ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

As of January 2021 I have assumed the role of VP Future of Work, responsible for bringing our social commitments on the Future of Work to life. And doing this in a fun, creative way.

UNILEVER CAREER: 

1996 – Joined Unilever South Africa as a Management Trainee in Finance. 

1999 – Moved to Sales and did roles in Trade Marketing and Account Management in the Savoury and Spreads categories

2003 – Left Unilever to follow my passion and started my own company running leadership development programmes. Whilst I loved facilitating I found it to be a lonely job and therefore decided to rejoin Unilever after 5 years of doing this.

2008 – Rejoined Unilever and moved to the UK as HR Global Change Management Director 

2011 – Moved to China as Leadership Development Director, North Asia 

2014 – Moved to Dubai as Leadership Development Director, Africa

2016 – Moved to UK as Global Learning Director Leadership and Business Skills

2018 – Global HR Strategy Director

2021- VP Future of Work

PERSONAL: 

I have been married to Marisa for 21 years and have 2 children – Matthew (19) and Emma (16). As a family we enjoy seeing the world and experiencing different cultures and places. Matthew is developing a real talent for music production and already has hundreds of thousands of downloads of his music. Emma is a talented artist and loves horse riding. My wife has a fantastic eye for interior design and as a result we live in a beautiful home. I enjoy running marathons, telling jokes and dancing (to the embarrassment of my kids!)