EXPERIENCE
September 2008 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A. in charge of Zone for United States of America, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean
November 2005 appointed Excecutive Vice President, Nestlé S.A. in charge of Zone Europe
2003 appointed Deputy Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A.
2001 nominated Senior Vice President in charge of the Group's Nutrition Strategic Business Division, Nestec S.A.
1998 took over the position of Managing Director of Nestlé Portugal S.A.
1996 joined Nestlé España S.A., ran the Coffee, Culinary & Foodservices Division and was a member of the Nestlé Spain Management Committee
1994 transferred to the Nestlé Headquarters where he took worldwide responsibility of Coffee Marketing within the Coffee & Beverages Strategic Business Unit
1987 after a brief responsibility as a Sales Area Manager (Málaga, Spain), was appointed Head of Coffee Marketing and later Head of the Nutrition Division of Nestlé Spain
1982 moved to the Product Management area; worked in different product categories, mainly Culinary and Nescafé
1976 joined Nestlé España S.A. in the Information Systems Unit
EDUCATION
Economic Sciences, Barcelona University
Senior Finance Program, Barcelona
Program for Executive Development, IMD Switzerland
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Chairman, Nestlé Brazil Ltda.
Chairman, Nestlé Chile S.A.
Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dairy Partners Americas
Member of the Supervisory Board, Cereal Partners Worldwide
Board member, Swiss-Latin American Chamber of Commerce
Treasurer, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
LANGUAGES
Spanish, French, English, Portuguese and Catalan