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.
Our Board has a successful track record of delivering shareholder value in a rapidly changing business environment. As a team they are dedicated to ensuring long-term, sustainable value creation.
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
4 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: David P. 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 | |
| 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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| Beat Hess | 2008 | Swiss |
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| Renato Fassbind | 2015 | Swiss |
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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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| Pablo Isla | 2018 | Spanish |
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| Dick Boer | 2019 | Dutch |
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| Dinesh Paliwal | 2019 | American / Indian |
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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
- 6 new independent directors in the past 3 years
- 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)