Esi Eggleston Bracey is Unilever’s Chief Growth and Marketing Officer, responsible for leading Unilever into the next generation of marketing and maximising opportunities for growth. Previously, Esi served as President of Unilever USA and CEO of Unilever Personal Care in North America.

With decades of executive experience in consumer goods and beauty, Esi has a track record in guiding organisations to unlock growth in rapidly evolving marketplaces. She is a creative, energetic and dynamic leader who delivers impact for people, communities and the planet. Esi is the co-founder of the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Coalition to help foster beauty inclusivity and to eradicate race-based hair discrimination through support of the CROWN Act legislation.

A native of Chicago, she graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Engineering Sciences. Esi is married with two children and lives in New York.