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Antony Burgmans was appointed a non-executive director of BP in 2004. He is a member of the chairman’s and the safety, ethics and environment assurance committees He joined Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of foods, household and personal care products, in 1972, holding a succession of marketing and sales posts in the Netherlands, Indonesia and Germany between 1972 and 1988, and was chairman of PT Unilever Indonesia from 1988 until 1991. In 1991, he was appointed to the board of Unilever as director with responsibility for personal care products. In 1994, he became business group vice president, ice cream and frozen foods, Europe, and was appointed chairman of Unilever’s Europe committee, co-ordinating its European activities. In 1998, he became vice chairman of Unilever NV and in 1999, chairman of Unilever NV and vice chairman of Unilever PLC. In 2005, he became non-executive chairman of Unilever NV and Unilever PLC until he retired in May 2007. Mr Burgmans is chairman of the supervisory board of Mauritshuis in The Hague. He is also a member of the supervisory board of Akzo Nobel NV and the supervisory board of AEGON. | 