Unilever opens leadership development centre in Singapore
Unilever has opened a €50m leadership development centre in Singapore – its first outside of the UK.
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Unilever has opened a €50m leadership development centre in Singapore – its first outside of the UK.
Success story
Amid headlines of foreign takeovers and the strong Aussie dollar sending companies into insolvency, there is some good news now for a well-loved company that has finally battled through administration into profitability.
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