Career 2017 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé S.A. 2008 - 2016 Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé S.A. 2004 - 2008 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A. Zone Director for Zone Americas: United States of America, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean 2000 - 2004 Nestlé Germany, Market Head 1998 - 2000 Nestlé Czech and Slovak Republic, Market Head 1996 - 1998 Nestlé Portugal, Market Head 1980 - 1996 Nestlé Peru, Nestlé Ecuador and Nestlé Chile Marketing, Sales and Division Functions 1979 - 1980 Nestlé S.A. Marketing Trainee (Switzerland, Spain, Belgium) Since 1979 Nestlé Group, Vevey (Switzerland) 1977 - 1979 Scott Graphics International, Bornem (Belgium) Financial analyst Education 1995 Program for Executive Development, IMD Switzerland 1976 - 1977 Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) - Post Graduate in Management 1972 - 1976 University of Louvain (Belgium) - Commercial Engineer Mandates Chairman, Nestlé S.A. (CH) Chairman, Strategic Advisory Board, Nestlé Skin Health S.A. (CH) Chairman, Strategic Advisory Board, Nestlé Health Science S.A. (CH) Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, L'Oréal (FR) Board Member, Roche Holding Ltd. (CH) Member, International Business Council, World Economic Forum - WEF Member, European Round Table of Industrialists - ERT Member, Board of Trustees, Avenir Suisse

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