EXPERIENCE
Since April 2008 Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé S.A.
2004 -2008 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A. Zone Director for Zone Americas: United States of America, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean
2000-2004 Nestlé Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Market Head
1998-2000 Nestlé Czech and Slovak Republic, Market Head
1996-1998 Nestlé Portugal, Market Head
1980-1996 Nestlé Peru, Nestlé Ecuador and Nestlé Chile Marketing, Sales and Division Functions
1979-1980 Nestlé S.A. Marketing Trainee (Switzerland, Spain, Belgium)
since 1979 Nestlé Group, Vevey (Switzerland)
1977-1979 Scott Graphics International, Bornem (Belgium) Financial analyst
EDUCATION
1995 Program for Executive Development, IMD Switzerland
1976-1977 University of Ghent (Belgium) - Post Graduate in Management
1972-1976 University of Louvain (Belgium) - Commercial Engineer
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Beverage Partners Worldwide S.A. (CH)
Member of the Supervisory Board, Cereal Partners Worldwide
Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dairy Partners Americas (CH/NZ)
Vice chairman, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. (USA)
Chairman, Nestlé Brazil Ltda (BR)
Chairman, Nestlé Chile S.A. (CL)
Board member, Swiss-Latin American Chamber of Commerce (CH)
LANGUAGES
Dutch (mother tongue) French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German