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• The St. Louis Business Journal reports that Schnuck Markets "announced it has hired Jada Reese as its new chief people officer, effective Jan. 30.
"Reese most recently was senior vice president of human resources at Enterprise Bank & Trust, a 47-branch commercial bank and subsidiary of Clayton-based Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (Nasdaq: EFSC). She succeeds Laura Freeman, who had held the post at Schnucks since 2016 and left the company in December to join Tennessee-based hardware distributor Orgill Inc. in an executive human resources post."
• The Wall Street Journal reports that Unilever "has appointed Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive, tapping the head of a European dairy cooperative to lead its effort to reinvigorate growth and navigate economic challenges," succeeding Alan Jope, who is slated to retire later this year.
According to the Journal, "The CEO change comes as Unilever looks to boost sales across its sprawling portfolio, while grappling with rising input costs, changing consumer trends and economic uncertainty.
"Mr. Schumacher, 51, is currently CEO of Royal FrieslandCampina, a dairy and nutrition business based in the Netherlands that operates in more than 40 countries. He joined Unilever’s board as a nonexecutive director in October."
