Nestle HR head Beatrice Guillaume-Grabisch to step down

Beatrice Guillaume-Grabisch, Head of Human Resources and Business Services, has decided to step down and to pursue new professional opportunities. Her area will be split into its different functions to underpin the importance of each of them. Anna Lenz, currently Country Manager of Nestle Portugal, will lead Human Resources. She will join the Executive Board. Anna Lenz’s inclusive leadership style cultivates collaboration and empowers her team to achieve outstanding results. Chris Wright, Chief Information Officer, responsible for all information technology and digitalization, will now report to the Nestle CEO without holding a position on the Executive Board. Hans-Ulrich Mayer will remain in charge of Business Services and report to CFO Anna Manz. Antonia Wanner, who leads the Sustainability Unit, will now report directly to the Nestle CEO without holding a position on the Executive Board. Laurent Freixe added, “With these organizational changes, all the leaders of key units driving our performance and our transformation will now report directly to me. This is crucial, as we sharpen our focus on consumers and customers and restore investment in our brands and in innovation to expand market share and accelerate our performance. Going forward, we are also placing a greater emphasis on Nestle’s digital transformation into a real-time, end-to-end connected, data- and AI-powered organization. I am confident these changes will optimally position Nestle for future success.”