It is the most radical move Unilever has made since Hein Schumacher was drafted in to lead the conglomerate last year. The business, which manufactures Dove soap and Hellman’s mayonnaise, had drifted for years under the dismal management of Paul Polman. Its shares underperformed rivals such as Nestlé and Heinz, activist investors took larger and larger positions, and the board came under rising pressure to ditch the social activism and political posturing and
