Unilever has named Jonathon Hammond the new head of its start-up collaboration program Foundry.

Hammond succeeds Jeremy Basset and will be promoted from his current position as Global Marketing Strategy Manager.

Unilever said, “”We are very pleased to announce that Jonathan Hammond will be taking over as Head of the Foundry and will be leading it to the next exciting phase of its journey. We can confirm that Jeremy is leaving Unilever and wish him well for the future.”

Foundry is program for entrepreneurs who are looking for projects to pitch for and seeking mentoring and investment.