Exclusive-Ben & Jerry's board chair does not plan to resign as pressure mounts from Unilever unit

Key Highlights

• Magnum will list publicly on Euronext ‌on Monday, and is inheriting a deepening corporate feud between Unilever and Ben & Jerry's, stemming from the politically progressive brand's stance on the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
• An audit of the separate Ben & Jerry's Foundation, a U. S.-based non-profit where Mittal is also a trustee, found deficiencies in financial controls and governance.
• Mittal has been the chair of Ben & Jerry's independent board since 2018, according to ⁠her LinkedIn profile, and a trustee of ‌the foundation since 2012, according to its website.
• ATTEMPT TO 'UNDERMINE' THE BOARD "The so-called audit of the foundation was a manufactured inquiry — engineered to attempt to discredit me," Mittal said in her statement, ‍saying she will not resign.
• "It is important to understand that this is not simply an attack on me as chair.