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David Rennie

David Rennie

Executive Vice President
Head of Nestlé Coffee Brands

 

In his role as Executive Vice President and Head of Nestlé Coffee Brands, David Rennie is driving Nestlé’s coffee strategy and strengthening the company's leadership position in this important category.

David joined Nestlé in 2005 as Marketing Director of UK & Ireland Confectionary. He brought with him a wealth of management and marketing knowledge and experience from P&G where he worked from 1989 to 2005.

He was appointed Business Executive Manager of Confectionery in the UK & Ireland in 2009 and in 2012, David transferred to Vevey as Zone Europe Regional Manager, notably in charge of the European Coffee strategy. In 2014 he joined SC Johnson as Head of European Operations.

We welcomed David back as Head of Beverage Strategic Business Unit in 2018. In January 2020 he was nominated Deputy Executive Vice President, Head of Nestlé Coffee Brands and he became a member of the Nestlé S.A. Executive Board in March 2021. He also serves as Chairman of Nespresso S.A. David was promote to Executive Vice President effective January 1, 2024.

David has grown the coffee business significantly over recent years. He launched a successful global partnership with Starbucks and has since extended the range of products at a rapid pace.

Date of birth: 1966
Nationality: British
Languages: English
Other: Married, 2 children

Career

  • 2024 Executive Board, promoted to Executive Vice President, Head of Nestlé Coffee Brands, Nestlé S.A.
  • 2021 Appointed to the Executive Board, Deputy Executive Vice President, Head of Nestlé Coffee Brands, Nestlé S.A.
  • 2020 Deputy Executive Vice President, Head of Nestlé Coffee Brands, Nestlé S.A.
  • 2018 Senior Vice President, Head of Beverage Strategic Business Unit, Nestlé S.A
  • 2014 Senior Vice President, Europe, S.C. Johnson
  • 2012 Vice President, Zone Europe, Nestlé S.A.
  • 2009 Managing Director, Nestlé Confectionery, UK & I
  • 2005 Marketing Director, Nestlé Confectionery, UK & I
  • 2002 Marketing Director, Western Europe Homecare, Procter & Gamble, Geneva
  • 1998 Marketing Director, Global New Business Development, Homecare, Procter & Gamble, Brussels
  • 1989-1998 Brand and General Management roles, Procter & Gamble, UK & I

Education

  • 1989 M.A. (Hons) History and Politics, University of Glasgow

Mandates

  • Chairman of Nestlé Nespresso S.A.

Images

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