Unilever Co.

Overall, the economy still wasn't looking pretty in 2010, but it wasn't completely ugly either. Most of the consumer goods companies on CGT's Top 100 list made modest sales gains. A few leapfrogged the competition. Yet, many others were still fighting an uphill battle.

Beauty isn't everything. But don't tell that to this group of companies, who are making steady sales gains with innovative health and beauty products and business strategies.

No. 1 player P&G sustained its growth trajectory in 2011 despite significant business and economic challenges, as did many of other companies on this list, making it one of the healthiest verticals in 2010.

Bigger companies and we mean really big seem to be way ahead of the pack when it comes to downstream data. For the first time ever, thought leaders from Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble and Unilever came together to deliberate the value of downstream data. And guess what? Weve got it all on tape!

Unilever made two big announcements in one week: First, its pending sales of Mrs. Dash and other specialty Culver brands for $325 million, and second, an expanded brand offering in the U.K.

Technologically-Advanced Consumers, The Demise of Enterprise IT, Proven Downstream Data Use Cases, The Supply Chain of the Future you name the topic, chances are that the speakers covered it at the 2011 Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. Click here for a recap of the event's many highlights, featuring industry all stars from P&G, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Energizer, PepsiCo and many more.

The candidate joins Campbell after 20 years of experience, including expertise in building and leading international and multidisciplinary teams to create nutrition innovation pipelines.