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
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
11 new independent
directors added since
2015, including
2 directors in 2023
Our Board members
Board of Directors
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
Elected to the Board 2018
Nationality: Spanish
Lead Independent Director and Vice Chair
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)
Compensation Committee
Elected to the Board 2019
Nationality: Dutch
Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch
Former State Secretary and Director of the Swiss S…
Vice Chair
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Elected to the Board 2023
Nationality: Swiss
Renato Fassbind
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Audit and Finance Committee Committee (Chair)
Elected to the Board 2015
Nationality: Swiss
Patrick Aebischer
Compensation Committee
Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee (Chair)
Elected to the Board 2015
Nationality: Swiss
Dinesh Paliwal
Compensation Committee (Chair)
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
Elected to the Board 2019
Nationality: US / Indian Overseas Citizenship
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
Professor at University of Pretoria and co-Chairwo…
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee
Elected to the Board 2021
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee
Audit and Finance Committee
Elected to the Board 2022
Nationality: Malaysian
Luca Maestri
Compensation Committee
Audit and Finance Committee
Elected to the Board 2022
Nationality: Italian and American
Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee
Audit and Finance Committee
Elected to the Board 2023
Nationality: American
Geraldine Matchett
Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee
Audit and Finance Committee
Elected to the Board 2024
Nationality: Swiss, British and French
Ma. Fatima D. Francisco
Chief Executive Officer, Global Baby, Feminine and…
Elected to the Board 2026
Nationality: American
Audit and Finance Committee
Elected to the Board 2026
Nationality: Swiss
Secretary to the Board of Directors
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 | |
| Pablo Isla | 2018 | Spanish |  | | | | | | | |
| Dick Boer | 2019 | Dutch | | | | | | | ||
| Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch | 2023 | Swiss | | | | |||||
| Renato Fassbind | 2015 | Swiss | | | | | ||||
| Patrick Aebischer | 2015 | Swiss | | | | |||||
| Dinesh Paliwal | 2019 | American / Indian | | | | | | |||
| Lindiwe Majele Sibanda | 2021 | Zimbabwean | | | ||||||
| Chris Leong | 2022 | Malaysian | | | | |||||
| Luca Maestri | 2022 | Italian / American | | | | | ||||
| Rainer Blair | 2023 | American | | | | | ||||
| Geraldine Matchett | 2024 | Swiss / British / French | | | | | | |||
| Ma. Fatima D. (Fama) Francisco | 2026 | American | | | | |||||
| Thomas Jordan | 2026 | Swiss | | | | |
Nestlé Board of Directors skills and diversity grid (pdf, 43Kb)
Leading Corporate Governance
Governance policies aligned with shareholders
- Annually-elected directors
- Lead Independent Director
- Eleven new independent directors since 2015
- Age and term limits for board members
- All directors are independent
- Majority voting
- Binding “say-on-pay” votes
Read more about Corporate Governance.
