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.