Unilever's Ruby Lu resigns from Board effective October 24

Unilever on Monday announced that Board member Ruby Lu resigned from the company with effect from October 24, 2026.

Ruby Lu had joined the company in October 2021 as a Non-Executive Director and her appointment took effect from 1 November 2021. She is also a member of Unilever’s Audit Committee and Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Speaking on her resignation, Ian Meakins, Chair of Unilever, said, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Ruby for her five years of service and perspective she has brought to the Board during that time. I wish her well for the future”.


Ruby Lu is a venture capitalist investing in technology start-ups in the US and China, who founded Atypical Ventures, an early-stage technology venture investment firm in 2019.

Earlier in 2006, she co-founded DCM China, a venture capital firm, under which she invested in, and served as a board member for, many leading technology companies.

Prior to joining DCM, Ruby was vice president in the investment banking group of technology, media and telecommunications at Goldman Sachs & Co., according to the company profile.

Ruby is currently serving as an independent director on the boards of Yum China and Kuaishou Technology, and a board member of Volvo.

She obtained her master of arts from Johns Hopkins University in 1996.