Board of Directors
Our Board is composed of highly-qualified leaders in business, technology, nutrition, fast-moving consumer goods and other relevant disciplines. Each Board member has proven experience, skills and current expertise aligned to our business goals.
Diverse and complementary backgrounds
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
11 new independent
directors added since
2015, including
2 directors in 2023
Our Board members
Board of Directors
Paul Bulcke
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Nomination Committee
Elected to the Board 2008
Nationality: Belgian and Swiss
Mark Schneider
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Elected to the Board 2017
Nationality: American and German
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Audit Committee
Elected to the Board 2015
Nationality: Swiss
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Nomination Committee
Elected to the Board 2018
Nationality: Spanish
Patrick Aebischer
Compensation Committee
Elected to the Board 2015
Nationality: Swiss
Compensation Committee
Sustainability Committee
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Elected to the Board 2019
Nationality: Dutch
Dinesh Paliwal
Compensation Committee
Nomination Committee
Elected to the Board 2019
Nationality: US / Indian Overseas Citizenship
Hanne Jimenez de Mora
Co-founder and former Chairperson of Int'l Busines…
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Sustainability Committee
Elected to the Board 2020
Nationality: Swiss
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
Professor at University of Pretoria and co-Chairwo…
Sustainability Committee
Elected to the Board 2021
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Luca Maestri
Audit Committee
Elected to the Board 2022
Nationality: Italian and American
Sustainability Committee
Elected to the Board 2022
Nationality: Malaysian
Audit Committee
Elected to the Board 2023
Nationality: American
Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch
Former State Secretary and Director of the Swiss S…
Nomination Committee
Elected to the Board 2023
Nationality: Swiss
Geraldine Matchett
Audit Committee
Elected to the Board 2024
Nationality: Swiss, British and French
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 |  | | | | | |||
| Mark Schneider | 2017 | American / German | | | | | | |||
| Renato Fassbind | 2015 | Swiss | | | | | ||||
| Pablo Isla | 2018 | Spanish | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Aebischer | 2015 | Swiss | | | ||||||
| Dick Boer | 2019 | Dutch | | | | | | | ||
| Dinesh Paliwal | 2019 | American / Indian | | | | | | |||
| Hanne Jimenez de Mora | 2020 | Swiss | | | ||||||
| Lindiwe Majele Sibanda | 2021 | Zimbabwean | | | ||||||
| Luca Maestri | 2022 | Italian / American | | | | | ||||
| Chris Leong | 2022 | Malaysian | | | | |||||
| Rainer Blair | 2023 | American | | | | | ||||
| Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch | 2023 | Swiss | | | ||||||
| Geraldine Matchett | 2024 | Swiss / British / French | | | | | |
Nestlé Board of Directors skills and diversity grid (pdf, 44Kb)
Leading Corporate Governance
Governance policies aligned with shareholders
- Annually-elected directors
- Lead Independent Director
- Eleven new independent directors since 2015
- Age and term limits for board members
- Thirteen of fifteen 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)
Read more about Corporate Governance.