Steve Williams
Independent Director, Whitbread, Spencer Stuart and Eversheds
A graduate of King’s College, London, Steve joined Slaughter & May in 1970 where he qualified and was admitted as a solicitor, and a member of the Law Society in April 1972.
Steve practiced in the tax and corporate departments, and in 1975 he joined the legal department of Imperial Chemical industries Plc. In 1984, he was appointed one of ICI’s two assistant company secretary’s. In 1985 he was appointed Joint Secretary and General Counsel of Unilever in 1986, holding this office for 25 years. At Unilever, he was responsible for all legal, intellectual property and secretarial departments in the Head Offices in London and Rotterdam and was also responsible for Unilever legal services worldwide. Steve current roles include: directorships at Croda International, Eversheds LLP, Spencer Stuart and Whitbread.