Personal Data Nationality: Belgian and Swiss Year of Birth: September 8, 1954   Studies 1972 - 1976 University of Louvain (Belgium) - Commercial Engineer 1976 - 1977 Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) - Post Graduate in Management 1995 Programme for Executive Development, IMD Switzerland Professional Career 1977 - 1979 Scott Graphics International, Bornem (Belgium) Financial analyst since 1979 Nestlé Group, Vevey (Switzerland) 1979 - 1980 Nestlé S.A. Marketing Trainee (Switzerland, Spain, Belgium) 1980 - 1996 Nestlé Peru, Nestlé Ecuador and Nestlé Chile Marketing, Sales and Division Functions 1996 - 1998 Nestlé Portugal, Market Head 1998 - 2000 Nestlé Czech and Slovak Republic, Market Head 2000- 2004 Nestlé Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Market Head 2004 - 2008 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A. Zone Director for Zone Americas:  United States of America, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean  

 He has been in Strategic Advisory Board in the pharmaceutical Industries.