Nestlé Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Nestlé's CEO is Laurent Freixe, appointed in Sep 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.001% of the company’s shares, worth CHF2.83M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 6.6 years respectively.

Key information

Laurent Freixe

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	0.001%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	6.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Laurent Freixe (62 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

Mr. Laurent Freixe is CEO & Member of Executive Board of Nestlé S.A. from September 1, 2024. Mr. Laurent Freixe serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Zone Latin America at Nestl...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Laurent Freixe	CEO & Member of Executive Board	less than a year	no data	0.0014% CHF 2.8m
Anna Olive Manz	Executive VP	less than a year	no data	no data
Stefan Palzer	Executive VP	6.8yrs	no data	0.00096% CHF 1.9m
Beatrice Guillaume-Grabisch	Executive VP	5.8yrs	no data	0.0026% CHF 5.1m
Leanne Geale	Executive VP	5.3yrs	no data	0.00095% CHF 1.9m
David Rennie	Executive VP	3.7yrs	no data	0.00071% CHF 1.4m
Sanjay Bahadur	Deputy Executive VP	no data	no data	0.0033% CHF 6.5m
Bernard Meunier	Executive VP	3.7yrs	no data	0.00055% CHF 1.1m
Remy Ejel	Executive VP	2.8yrs	no data	0.00041% CHF 805.0k
Steven Presley	Executive VP	2.8yrs	no data	0.00013% CHF 255.2k
David Zhang	Executive VP	2.8yrs	no data	0.00020% CHF 392.7k
Lisa Gibby	Deputy Executive VP	1.8yrs	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0QR4's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe	Chairman Emeritus	7.6yrs	CHF 407.05k	no data
Patrick Aebischer	Independent Non-Executive Director	9.6yrs	CHF 407.70k	0.00066% CHF 1.3m
Helmut Maucher	Honorary Chairman	24.5yrs	no data	no data
Renato Fassbind	Independent Non-Executive Director	9.6yrs	CHF 674.40k	0.0015% CHF 3.0m
Dinesh Paliwal	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.6yrs	CHF 454.81k	0.00060% CHF 1.2m
Hanne de Mora	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.6yrs	CHF 674.40k	0.00038% CHF 746.1k
Paul Bulcke	Chairman of the Board	16.6yrs	CHF 3.53m	0.059% CHF 115.1m
Dick Boer	Independent Non-Executive Director	5.6yrs	CHF 435.00k	0.00032% CHF 628.3k
Suresh Narayanan	Chairman & MD of Nestle India	no data	no data	no data
Luca Maestri	Independent Non-Executive Director	2.6yrs	CHF 415.37k	0.000060% CHF 117.8k
Pablo Isla	Vice Chairman & Lead Independent Director	6.6yrs	CHF 674.40k	0.00047% CHF 922.8k
Lindiwe Sibanda	Independent Non-Executive Director	3.6yrs	CHF 408.89k	0.00011% CHF 216.0k

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0QR4's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).

Nestlé Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Nestlé S.A. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Nestle Announces Executive Changes

Nestlé S.A., Annual General Meeting, Apr 16, 2025

Nestlé S.A. Announces Board and Committee Changes

Nestlé Announces Executive Changes

Nestlé S.A. Announces Executive Changes, Effective December 31, 2023, Effective January 1, 2024

Recent updates

Nestlé S.A. Confirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 and 2025

Nestlé S.A. Provides Sales Guidance for the Year 2024

Nestlé S.A. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: CHF2.16 (vs CHF2.13 in 1H 2023)

Nestlé Updates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Nestle Announces Executive Changes

Nestlé Confirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Nestlé S.A., Annual General Meeting, Apr 16, 2025

Nestlé S.A. Announces Board and Committee Changes

Nestlé Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of CHF3.00 per share

Dividend increased to CHF3.00

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CHF4.24 (vs CHF3.42 in FY 2022)

Nestlé S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Feb 13, 2025

Nestlé S.A. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 25, 2024

Groupe Lactalis S.A. acquired Dairy Partners Americas Brasil Ltda. from Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (NZSE:FCG) and Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN).

Nestlé S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Nestlé S.A. Announces Executive Changes, Effective December 31, 2023, Effective January 1, 2024

Nestlé S.A. Announces Executive Changes, Effective January 1, 2024

Nestlé S.A. signed an agreement to acquire an unknown majority stake in Grupo Crm Industria e Comercio de Alimentos LTDA from Advent International Corporation.

Nestlé S.A. signed an agreement to acquire an unknown majority stake in Grupo Crm Industria e Comercio de Alimentos LTDA.

Stallergenes Greer International AG acquired Palforzia from Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN).

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: CHF2.13 (vs CHF1.92 in 1H 2022)

Nestle Reportedly May Sell Peanut Allergy Therapy to Stallergenes

Nestlé Announces Executive Changes

Nestlé S.A., Annual General Meeting, Apr 18, 2024

Nestlé S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2024

Upcoming dividend of CHF2.95 per share at 2.6% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released

Nestlé S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023 and 2025

Nestlé S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 21, 2023

Groupe Lactalis S.A. agreed to acquire Dairy Partners Americas Brasil Ltda. from Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (NZSE:FCG) and Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN) for BRL 700 million.

Nestle May Sell Allergy Unit in Health-Strategy U-Turn

Starbucks Selling Seattle's Best Coffee Brand to Nestle

Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN) agreed to acquire Seattle Coffee brand of Starbucks Corporation.

Nestlé S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Nestlé S.A. Appoints Lisa Gibby as Deputy Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer and as Member of the Executive Board, Effective January 1, 2023

Nestle Reportedly in Talks to Buy Yoga Bar Stake

Nestlé Launches New Youth Entrepreneurship Platform

Nestlé S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Craig Grant Connolly to Take New Role as Global Head of Financial Services Based in Nestlé S.A

Now 21% undervalued

Nestlé S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 16, 2023

Nestlé S.A. Provides Financial Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN) acquired unknown majority stake in Ankerkraut GmbH from Freigeist Capital GmbH, EMZ Partners and KnÄLmann Ventures Gmbh.

Upcoming dividend of CHF2.80 per share

Nestlé S.A. to Report Nine Months, 2022 Results on Oct 19, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Nestlé S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Nestlé S.A. Proposes Dividend, Payable as from April 13, 2022

Nestlé S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Final Results on Mar 08, 2022

Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN) announces an Equity Buyback for CHF 20,000 million worth of its shares.

Nestle Reportedly Pursues Ziwipeak

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS CHF2.12 (vs CHF2.06 in 1H 2020)

Nestlé Nutrition's NAN Infant Formula Expands U.S. Retailer Offering

Nestlé in Discussions to Acquire the Bountiful Company

Nestle Reportedly in Talks to Buy Bountiful

Nestlé S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2021

Non Executive Director has left the company

Upcoming dividend of CHF2.75 per share

New 90-day low: CHF97.73

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS CHF4.30 (vs CHF4.31 in FY 2019)

Revenue misses expectations

Ursula Burns Not to Stand for Re-slection as Board Member of Nestlé S.A

Nestle Reportedly Close to Deal to Sell Poland Spring to One Rock Capital

Nestlé S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 18, 2021

Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE:NOMD) completed the acquisition of Frozen Foods business and certain intellectual property from Froneri International Limited and Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN).

Foodwise Company Limited agreed to acquire Yinlu peanut milk and canned rice porridge businesses of Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN).