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Laurent Freixe

Laurent Freixe

Former member of the Board of Directors
Biography as at 31 August 2025
 

Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee

Elected to the Board 2025

Date of birth: 1962
Nationality: French
 

Career

  • 2024 Chief Executive Officer Nestlé S.A.
  • 2022 Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., Chief Executive Officer Zone Latin America
  • 2014 Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., Chief Executive Officer Zone Americas (United States of America, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean)
  • 2008 appointed Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., Zone Director for Europe
  • 2007 Market Head of the Iberian region taking responsibility for Spain and Portugal
  • 2003 Market Head of Nestlé Hungary
  • 1999 Head of the Nutrition Division, Nestlé France
  • 1986 joined Nestlé France in the field of sales and marketing

Education

  • Program for Executive Development, IMD, Switzerland
  • Ecole de Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC), Lille, France, specializing in business administration

Mandates

  • Board member, Cereal Partners Worldwide (CH)
  • Board member, Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Manufacturer College
  • Member of Executive Committee, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  • Chair of the Global Alliance for YOUth
  • Member of the International Advisory Board for EDHEC Business School
  • European Roundtable (ERT), member
  • Member, IMD Foundation Board