Andrew Gaule talks to Jeremy Basset, global head of Unilever Foundry

Introduce yourself.

Unilever was the first company I joined as a graduate, and I have been here 11 years. During that time, I have worked in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and have now been in the UK for four-plus years. Prior to initiating Unilever Foundry, I was a global director in our new businesses unit, Unilever’s internal startup lab, which was charged with “building the future of Unilever”. My time in the new businesses unit taught me three key lessons which have inspired…