Nationality
Austrian
Year of Birth
November 13, 1944
Economics at the University of World Trade in Vienna
1968
Nestlé, Austria, Specialist for new products
1970-1980
Nestlé, Chile, first as national Sales Manager later as Director of Marketing
1981
Nestlé Ecuador, Managing Director
1983
Nestlé Venezuela S.A., Chairman and Managing Director
1987
Nestlé, International headquarters Vevey, Senior Vice President, Culinary Products Division, Nestlé S.A.
1992
Nestlé S.A. ,Executive Vice President, worldwide responsibility for Strategic Business Group 2, Marketing, Communication and Public Affairs
1997
Nestlé S.A., Chief Executive Officer
2001
Nestlé S.A. , Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO
2005
Nestlé S.A., Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO
Cereal Partners Worldwide: Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Credit Suisse Group: Member of the Board of Directors
L'Oréal S.A., France: Vice Chairman
World Economic Forum, Switzerland: Member of the Foundation Board
Member of the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT)