Former member of the Executive Board
Biography as at the time of departure from the Executive Board
Chief Executive Officer
Date of birth: 1965
Nationality: American and German
Languages: German, English, French
Career
- 2017 Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland
- 2003 - 2016 Chief Executive Officer, Fresenius Group, Bad Homburg, Germany
- 2001 - 2003 Chief Financial Officer, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
- 1989 - 2001 Haniel Group
Chief Financial Officer, Gehe UK plc
Vice President Business Development North America
Various senior executive positions, Halfen GmbH
Assistant to Haniel Group Executive Board
Education
- 1993 Harvard Business School - MBA, with distinction
- 1992 University of St. Gallen - Ph.D. (Dr. oec.)
- 1988 University of St. Gallen - Lic. oec. degree in Finance and Accounting
Mandates
- Member of the Board of Roche Holding Ltd
- Member of the Board of the Consumer Goods Forum
- Member, Board of Trustees and International Business Council, World Economic Forum - WEF
- Member, European Round Table for Industry - ERT
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM)
- Member, IMD Foundation Board
- Non-executive Director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (2014 - 2017)