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Anna Manz

Anna Manz

Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

 

Anna Manz is fascinated by consumer behaviour and making brands relevant for ever changing consumer needs, whilst empowering Nestlé's businesses to deliver through a sound financial framework.

She joined Nestlé S.A. in March 2024 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Anna came to Nestlé from London Stock Exchange Group PLC, a financial data and infrastructure business, where she was Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors from 2020 to February 2024. Prior to that, she worked for Johnson Matthey PLC as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director. She has a global mindset, having lived and worked in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, Ireland and Singapore and brings a breadth of experience around leading change across industries.

Anna is a Non-Executive Director of Astra Zeneca PLC (since 2023) and prior to that she spent seven years as a Non-Executive Director at the media company, ITV PLC.

Anna is a founding member of the mentoring scheme, NXT GEN Women in Finance. She is British, she has a masters degree in chemistry from Oxford University and accounting and treasury qualifications.

She is very committed to making change happen in a fast-paced environment and believes that growing talent and encouraging curiosity and experimentation is key to creating a learning culture.

Date of birth: 1973
Nationality: British
Languages: English, German


Career

2024 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Nestlé S.A., Vevey, CH

2020-2024 London Stock Exchange Group plc, London, UK

  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Director

2016-2020 Johnson Matthey PLC, London, UK

  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Director

1999-2016 Diageo plc, London, UK

  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Group Treasurer
  • Finance Director roles including; Asia Pacific, North America, Ireland, Marketing & Sales

1996-1999 Unilever PLC, UK & NL

  • Finance, IT & Project Management roles

Education    

  • 1998-2000 Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT/MCT)
  • 1997 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA)
  • 1995 Oxford University, Master of Chemistry

Mandates

  • 2023 Member of the Board of Directors Astra Zeneca PLC
  • 2016-2023 Member of the Board of Directors ITV PLC

Images

The following photos are available for download. Click on the image to open in Flickr.