Appointment of François-Xavier Roger as Nestlé Chief Financial Officer
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Vevey, 23 June 2015 - As announced earlier, Wan Ling Martello, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé, has taken up new
responsibilities as Executive Vice President and Head of Zone Asia, Oceania and
Africa, effective May 2015. To succeed Wan Ling Martello, the Board of Directors
has appointed François-Xavier Roger, currently Chief Financial Officer of Takeda
Pharmaceutical, Japan, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Nestlé, effective 1st July 2015.
François-Xavier Roger, a French citizen, has a Major in accounting from Audencia
Business School and an MBA from the Ohio State University, USA. He has vast
knowledge of the Finance & Control area and extensive experience in the
pharmaceutical, food and nutrition industry with Roussel, Aventis, Danone and
Takeda. He is a truly international executive, having lived and worked in
France, the United States, South Africa, Mexico, Singapore, Luxembourg and
Japan. From 2000 to 2008 he worked as Chief Financial Officer for Danone Asia,
followed by Head of Finance, Treasury and Tax for the Danone Group based in
Paris. From 2008 to 2013, he was Chief Financial Officer of Millicom, a listed,
global mobile phone operator based in Luxembourg, before taking up the current
role of Chief Financial Officer of Takeda Pharmaceutical.
Paul Bulcke, CEO of Nestlé, said: "I am confident that François-Xavier Roger
will blend well into the Nestlé culture and that his vast experience in finance
and control, merger and acquisitions, as well as relations with regulators and
investors will make him ideally suited to assume this crucial role in our Group.
His extensive insight, knowledge and experience in different geographies and
industries, in particular in food, nutrition and pharma, will allow him to
quickly contribute to driving the performance of the Nestlé Group as the
recognised leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness."
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