Waking a giant?

Nestlé’s loss looks to be Unilever’s gain. Paul Polman missed out on the top job at Nestlé. Now he will be the first outsider to run Unilever, home of Dove face creams, Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The Dutchman faces big challenges. But experience at rivals Nestlé and Procter & Gamble should help him give his new employer some much needed zip. The departure of Patrick Cescau, the current group chief executive, at the end of the year was expected. He has spent 35 years at th...