When I interview people, I look at their values. I always say that the best chance of success is if the individual's values are aligned with the corporate values.

Imagine all the food mankind has produced over the past 8,000 years. Now consider that we need to produce that same amount again — but in just the next 40 years if we are to feed our growing and hungry world.

What is success? I think the most important thing is to achieve what you set out to achieve. Just being a CEO in itself is not success. I would not relate success to a title or a position. My career has had a level of serendipity all along. I've never planned anything out more than a few years.

When I interview people, I look at their values. I always say that the best chance of success is if the individual's values are aligned with the corporate values.

My biggest fear is that we [Unilever company] at one point in time will not be able to attract the best and brightest [workers]. I don't worry so much about the business, the strategy. If we can continue to attract the best, I know they will ultimately figure out how to run the company in a very tough environment.

The world we want is an enormous responsibility.

Unless we change direction, models show that the profit of the entire consumer goods sector could be wiped out by 2050.