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Nestlé Targets Stronger Governance With New Directors and Board Overhaul

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  • Nestlé plans to add two high-profile leaders to its Board, expanding it to 13 independent directors and bolstering consumer and macroeconomic expertise.
  • The company is reshaping its Board procedures and committees to increase engagement, enhance governance oversight and integrate science, technology and sustainability more directly.
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Nestlé Targets Stronger Governance With New Directors and Board Overhaul

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Nestlé SA ( (CH:NESN) ) has shared an announcement.

Nestlé has proposed Ma. Fatima D. (Fama) Francisco, a senior Procter & Gamble executive with deep consumer-goods expertise, and Thomas Jordan, former chairman of the Swiss National Bank with extensive macroeconomic and financial markets experience, for election to its Board at the April 16, 2026 AGM. With their appointment, the Board would comprise 13 independent directors, reinforcing Nestlé’s emphasis on diverse perspectives and high-level leadership in both consumer insight and global economics.

The company is simultaneously overhauling its governance structure, adding more Board meetings and reshaping committees to better use directors’ skills and strengthen oversight. The Sustainability Committee will expand into a Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee, while finance and governance duties are being redistributed among a new Audit and Finance Committee and a combined Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, moves aimed at deepening Board engagement and improving decision-making.

More about Nestlé SA

Nestlé SA is a Swiss-based global food and beverage company with a broad portfolio spanning nutrition, coffee, confectionery, pet care and bottled water. It operates across both developed and emerging markets, focusing on consumer-packaged goods and branded products that target everyday nutrition, health and wellness needs worldwide.

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