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 Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) - Post Graduate in Management
1972 - 1976 University of Louvain (Belgium) - Commercial Engineer
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Board Member, Alcon Inc. (CH)
Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Cereal Partners Worldwide (CH)
LANGUAGES
Dutch (mother tongue) French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German