He was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unilever from January 2019 until June 2023, succeeding Paul Polman.

[2] In the 2024 Birthday Honours, Jope was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to business.

[7] From 2009, Jope led Unilever's business in China and North Asia, doubling its size and laying important foundations for future success.

[10] In 2023 Jope became a non-executive director at Accenture[11] and a commissioner at the Global Commission on Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking.

[12] He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School,[13] a guest lecturer at the Royal Society of Arts,[14] once appeared as a guest judge, with Donald Trump, in reality TV show The Apprentice,[15] and is Chair of the British Business Awards.