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Board Of Directors

Leadership
experience
Public company
CEO & CFO
backgrounds

Financial acumen
Investment
management /
financial services
know-how

Consumer
industry
expertise

Technical and
scientific
expertise

Government
and education

Emerging markets
and international
business

Gender diversity
5 women on the
Board

Fresh perspectives
9 new independent
directors added since
2015, including
2 directors in 2022

Our Board members
Board of Directors
Secretary to the Board of Directors
A global team for a global company
We have a diverse and balanced Board with complementary backgrounds providing a broad range of relevant skills and experience.
Year added to Board | Nationality | Public company CEO / CFO | Int'l business | FMCG | Retail / Brand / Marketing | Financial / M&A | Technology | Gov't / NGO | Sustainability | |
Paul Bulcke | 2008 | Belgian / Swiss |
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Mark Schneider | 2017 | American / German |
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Henri de Castries | 2012 | French |
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Renato Fassbind | 2015 | Swiss |
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Pablo Isla | 2018 | Spanish |
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Eva Cheng | 2013 | Chinese |
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Patrick Aebischer | 2015 | Swiss |
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Kimberly A. Ross | 2018 | American |
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Dick Boer | 2019 | Dutch |
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Dinesh Paliwal | 2019 | American / Indian |
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Hanne Jimenez de Mora | 2020 | Swiss |
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Lindiwe Majele Sibanda | 2021 | Zimbabwean |
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Luca Maestri | 2022 | Italian / American |
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Chris Leong | 2022 | Malaysian |
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Nestlé Board of Directors skills and diversity grid (pdf, 60Kb)

Leading Corporate Governance
Governance policies aligned with shareholders
- Annually-elected directors
- Lead Independent Director
- Nine new independent directors since 2015
- Age and term limits for board members
- Twelve of fourteen directors are independent
- Majority voting
- Binding “say-on-pay” votes
A recognised leader in corporate governance
- Best Corporate Governance - Food and Beverage (Ethical Boardroom Magazine, 2018)
- Best Corporate Governance Switzerland (Capital Finance International, 2016)
- Best Corporate Governance - Food and Beverage (Ethical Boardroom Magazine, 2016)
- Overall Leader in the Food Products Industry (Dow Jones Sustainability Index, 2017)
- Corporate Governance Company of the Year (The European, 2012)
- Best Corporate Governance and Disclosure Policy (Business Wire, 2010)