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
9 new independent
directors added since
2015, including
2 directors in 2019
Our Board members
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.
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| 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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| Ann M. Veneman | 2011 | American |
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| Eva Cheng | 2013 | Chinese |
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| Patrick Aebischer | 2015 | Swiss |
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| Ursula M. Burns | 2017 | American |
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| Kasper Rorsted | 2018 | Danish |
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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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Nestlé Board of Directors skills and diversity grid (pdf, 57Kb)
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)