Nationality
Belgian and Swiss
Year of Birth
September 8, 1954
1972-1976
University of Louvain (Belgium) - Commercial Engineer
1976-1977
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) - Post Graduate in Management
1995
Programme for Executive Development, IMD Switzerland
1977-1979
Scott Graphics International, Bornem (Belgium) Financial analyst
since 1979
Nestlé Group, Vevey (Switzerland)
1979-1980
Nestlé S.A. Marketing Trainee (Switzerland, Spain, Belgium)
1980-1996
Nestlé Peru, Nestlé Ecuador and Nestlé Chile Marketing, Sales and Division Functions
1996-1998
Nestlé Portugal, Market Head
1998-2000
Nestlé Czech and Slovak Republic, Market Head
2000-2004
Nestlé Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Market Head
2004-2008
Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A.
Zone Director for Zone Americas:
United States of America, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean
2008-2016
Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé S.A.
Since 2017
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé S.A.
Chairperson Nestlé Science & Technology Advisory Council (CH)
Member of the European Roundtable for Industry (ERT)
Member, Board of Trustees, Avenir Suisse
Chairman (until 2020 Member) of the World Economic Forum's Community of Chairpersons (WEF)
Member of JP Morgan International Council
Co-Chairman of the 2030 Water Resources Group
Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, L'Oréal (France)