– SWITZERLAND, Vevey – Nestlé SA (SWX: NESN) today announced the nominations of Rainer Blair and Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch for their elections to its Board as Independent Directors at AGM on April 20, 2023.
Rainer Blair is President and CEO of Danaher Corporation, a global science and technology company, and Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch is the former State Secretary and Director of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.
“We are pleased to propose two new Board members. Rainer Blair brings 30 years of deep and diverse executive experience across industries and has extensive operational and strategic know-how. He will contribute to our Board’s expertise in science and technology. Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch has broad experience in international relations and will enhance the Board’s geopolitical and global trade knowledge,” said Board Chairman, Paul Bulcke.
The company also announced that Eva Cheng has decided not to stand for re-election.
About Rainer Blair
An American citizen born in Germany, Rainer Blair is a dynamic, global leader who has held executive positions in several companies across multiple geographies. Rainer Blair joined Danaher Corporation, an innovative USD 30 billion growth company, in 2010. He helped build Danaher’s Life Sciences portfolio and increased its annual revenues from over USD 2 billion in 2014 to more than USD 15 billion today. Rainer Blair has been Danaher’s President and CEO since 2020. The company has a stellar track record in designing, manufacturing, and marketing professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services. Before joining Danaher, Rainer Blair was President and CEO of MAPEI Americas, a global chemical products company. He spent 15 years with BASF Group in various leadership roles on three continents.
About Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch
Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, attorney at law, has extensive experience in global trade matters and international organizations. She served in the Swiss government as State Secretary and Director of SECO from 2011 to 2022. From 2007 to 2011, she was the Swiss Ambassador and Delegate for Trade Agreements and Switzerland’s chief negotiator to the World Trade Organization, as well as Head of the World Trade Division and member of the Executive Management of SECO. Previously, she held various positions at SECO, the Swiss Federal Office of Foreign Economic Affairs, the World Bank in the U.S.,, and McKinsey & Company in Switzerland.
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