Werner J. Bauer

   
  • Position and title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Innovation, Technology, Research and Development
  • Date of birth: 1950
  • Nationality: German, Swiss
  • Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Career
  • 2007 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A., Chief Technology Officer, Head of  Innovation, Technology and Research & Development
  • 2002 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A., Head of Technical, Production, Environment, Research and Development
  • 2000 Region Head, Nestlé Southern and Eastern Africa Region
  • 1998 Technical Manager, Nestlé Southern and Eastern Africa Region
  • 1996 Head of Nestlé Research and Development worldwide 
  • 1993 Professor for Food Science and Technology, University of Lausanne
  • 1990 Head of Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne
  • 1985 Director Fraunhofer Institute for Food Technology & Packaging, Tenure as Food Biotechnology Professor, Technical University of Munich
  • 1980 Professor in Chemical Engineering, Technical University, Hamburg
  • 1975 Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Education
  • Chemical Engineering, Diploma and PhD, University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Board memberships
  • Board member of Lonza Group AG (CH) (2013)
  • Supervisory Board member of GEA-Group AG (DE) (2011)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees for the Bertelsmann Foundation (DE) (2003) and Chairman since 2011
  • Board member of Galderma Pharma S.A. (CH) (2011) and Chairman (2012)
  • Supervisory Board member of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (DE) (2012)
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nestlé Deutschland AG (DE) (2007)
  • Board member of L'Oréal (FR) (2005-2012)
  • Chairman of Rychiger AG (CH) (2003-2007)
  • Board member of Alcon Inc. (CH) (2002-2010)
Honors and awards
  • 1991 Professor honoris causa, Technical University of Munich
  • 1994 Marcel Loncin Research Prize, Institute of Food Technologists
  • 1995 "Prix de la Science et de l'Alimentation", The International Academy of Gastronomes
  • 2003 Fellowship, International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST)
  • 2010 Honorary Senator, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • 2011 BioAlps Award 2011
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