Stefan Cloete

Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Southern Africa, Unilever South Africa

Stefan Cloete is Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Southern Africa of Unilever South Africa.

Unilever South Africa makes and sells household, food and personal care brands, with its Maydon Wharf plant in Durban producing Vaseline petroleum jelly for export. In October 2026 it commissioned a new Vaseline line there after a R100 million investment.

In the job

  1. Opened a new Vaseline production line at the Maydon Wharf facility in Durban, following a R100 million investment. Source

  2. Backed a Youth Employment Service programme in which Unilever gave 315 unemployed young people twelve months of work experience. Source

Sources

  1. moneyweb.co.za
  2. dailymaverick.co.za
  3. enterprise-africa.net

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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