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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


 
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Leadership
experience
Public company
CEO & CFO
backgrounds

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Financial acumen
Investment
management /
financial services
know-how

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Consumer
industry
expertise

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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 2022

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Our Board members

Board of Directors
Paul Bulcke

Paul Bulcke

  • Chairman of Nestlé
  • Former CEO of Nestlé
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Nomination Committee

Elected to the Board 2008

Nationality: Belgian and Swiss
Mark Schneider

Mark Schneider

  • CEO of Nestlé
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee

Elected to the Board 2017

Nationality: American and German
Henri de Castries

Henri de Castries

  • Vice Chairman
  • Lead Independent Director
  • Former CEO of Global Financial Services Firm (AXA)
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Nomination Committee
Audit Committee

Elected to the Board 2012

Nationality: French
Renato Fassbind

Renato Fassbind

  • Chair of Audit Committee
  • Former CFO of Global Bank (Credit Suisse)
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Audit Committee

Elected to the Board 2015

Nationality: Swiss
Pablo Isla

Pablo Isla

  • Former Chairman & CEO of Global Consumer Company (Inditex)
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation Committee

Elected to the Board 2018

Nationality: Spanish

 

Eva Cheng

Eva Cheng

  • Expertise in Asian Markets and FMCG experience (Amway)
Nomination Committee

Elected to the Board 2013

Nationality: Chinese
Patrick Aebischer

Patrick Aebischer

  • Former Dean of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Compensation Committee

Elected to the Board 2015

Nationality: Swiss
Kimberly A. Ross

Kimberly A. Ross

  • Former CFO of Global Consumer Company (Avon Products)
Audit Committee

Elected to the Board 2018

Nationality: American
Dick Boer

Dick Boer

  • Former President and CEO Global Consumer Company (Ahold Delhaize N.V.)
Compensation Committee
Sustainability Committee

Elected to the Board 2019

Nationality: Dutch
Dinesh Paliwal

Dinesh Paliwal

  • Senior Advisor to the Board and CEO of Global Technology Company (Harman International Industries Inc.)
Compensation Committee
Nomination Committee

Elected to the Board 2019

Nationality: US / Indian Overseas Citizenship
Hanne Jimenez de Mora

Hanne Jimenez de Mora

  • Co-founder and former Chairperson of Int'l Business and Consulting Company (a-connect (group) AG)
Chair's and Corporate Governance Committee
Sustainability Committee

Elected to the Board 2020

Nationality: Swiss
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

  • Professor at University of Pretoria and co-Chairwoman of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Sustainability Committee

Elected to the Board 2021

Nationality: Zimbabwean
Luca Maestri

Luca Maestri

  • CFO of Global Consumer Company (Apple)
Audit Committee

Elected to the Board 2022

Nationality: Italian and American
Chris Leong

Chris Leong

  • Expertise in Asian Markets and Brand/Marketing/Digital experience
Sustainability Committee

Elected to the Board 2022

Nationality: Malaysian

Secretary to the Board of Directors

David Frick
Senior Vice President Nestlé S.A., Corporate Governance, Compliance and Corporate Services
Read full profile
David Frick

 

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
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
      
Mark Schneider 2017 American / German
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
      
Henri de Castries 2012 French
yes
yes
    
yes
      
Renato Fassbind 2015 Swiss
yes
yes
  
yes
yes
      
Pablo Isla 2018 Spanish
yes
yes
  
yes
yes
yes
yes
  
Eva Cheng 2013 Chinese  
yes
yes
yes
      
yes
Patrick Aebischer 2015 Swiss  
yes
      
yes
    
Kimberly A. Ross 2018 American
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
      
Dick Boer 2019 Dutch
yes
yes
yes
yes
        
Dinesh Paliwal 2019 American / Indian
yes
yes
      
yes
  
yes
Hanne Jimenez de Mora 2020 Swiss  
yes
  
yes
      
yes
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda 2021 Zimbabwean            
yes
yes
Luca Maestri 2022 Italian / American
yes
yes
    
yes
      
Chris Leong 2022 Malaysian  
yes
  
yes
        
 

Nestlé Board of Directors skills and diversity grid (pdf, 60Kb)


 
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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)

Read more about Corporate Governance.

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