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10 Nestlé legal leaders
These ten current Nestlé legal leaders hold associate and assistant general counsel, legal director, division general counsel and head of legal roles at Nestlé, Nestlé USA and Nestlé Health Science, and in markets including India, Brazil, Venezuela and South Eastern Europe. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Nestlé from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alexandra Paván Misle
LinkedInExperience: Legal & Compliance Director Venezuela · Nestlé
Legal & Compliance Director Venezuela at Nestlé since May 2026, listed at Director level. Former Legal Manager at Nestlé (2025–2026), and former Legal, Business Integrity and Corporate Relations Head (2023–2025), Legal, BI & Corporate Relations Head (2022–2023) and Legal & Corporate Relations Head (2018–2023) at Diageo.
Andrea Sander
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Nestlé
Assistant General Counsel at Nestlé since July 2019, with the profile describing leading legal support for the U.S. coffee, enhancer and ready-to-drink brand portfolio, including Nescafe, Starbucks, Coffee Mate and Nesquik. Former Senior Counsel, Marketing Counsel, Trademark at Microsoft (2012–2019) and former Associate at Perkins Coie (2008–2012).
Daniel Violante
LinkedInExperience: Legal Director · Nestlé
Legal Director at Nestlé since July 2024, based in São Paulo, Brazil, and listed in the Legal department at Director level. Former Legal Executive Manager at Nestlé (2021–2024) and former Legal Counsel at Nestlé in three separate roles (2016–2021, 2013–2016 and 2008–2013).
Jennifer H.
LinkedInExperience: Division General Counsel, Professional Health · Nestlé Health Science
Division General Counsel, Professional Health at Nestlé Health Science since January 2025, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Former Division General Counsel, Medical Nutrition & Consumer Care (2023–2025), Director of Compliance (2021–2023) and Senior Manager - Customer Agreements (2020–2021) at Nestlé Health Science, and former Senior Director, Deputy General Counsel at iMedia Brands, Inc. (2018–2020).
Karen Vossler
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Head of Employment Law · Nestlé
Assistant General Counsel, Head of Employment Law at Nestlé since 2017, with the profile describing support to human resources and business teams across the U.S. on employment matters. Former Of Counsel at Ogletree Deakins (2016–2017), former Vice President & Sr. Associate General Counsel at The Brickman Group (2013–2015) and former Senior Employment & Labor Counsel at Tyco (2007–2013).
Natalia Lysa
LinkedInExperience: Head of Legal & Compliance, Market South Eastern Europe · Nestlé
Head of Legal & Compliance, Market South Eastern Europe at Nestlé since March 2024, based in Kyiv and listed at Head level. Former General Counsel & Compliance Officer for Nestle Ukraine & Moldova (2021–2024), and Compliance Club Co-Chair at the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine since 2024.
Rachel St. Peter
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel & Head of Legal at Nestlé Health Science U.S. · Nestlé
General Counsel & Head of Legal at Nestlé Health Science U.S. since June 2025, listed at Head level. Former Global Head of Legal Operations & Functional Excellence (2022–2025) and Division General Counsel, Beverage, Baking & Global Foods (2017–2022) at Nestlé, and former Managing Counsel & Senior Director at Under Armour (2006–2017).
Siddharth Bhati
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Nestlé
Associate General Counsel at Nestlé since January 2026, based in Gurugram, India. Former Senior Legal Counsel (2025–2026) and Legal Counsel (2021–2025) at Nestlé, former Legal Consultant at Unilever (2020–2021) and former Associate Manager, Legal at Vedanta Group (2018–2020).
Valyncia Saunders
LinkedInExperience: Division General Counsel · Nestlé
Division General Counsel at Nestlé since March 2022, with a profile headline naming Nestle USA, listed in the Legal department at Head level. Former Senior Assistant General Counsel, Managing Director (2020–2022), Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director (2019–2020) and Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director, Brand Integrity (2018–2019) at Altria.
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Match the person to the part of the business behind your question, since U.S. brand portfolios, employment law, Nestlé Health Science business units and country legal teams each involve different work. Division general counsel can speak to how legal supports a whole business, while country legal leaders suit questions about one market.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a legal team at a food company support marketing and privacy work for a large brand portfolio?
- 02How should an in-house team organize legal support for a nutrition and health science business?
- 03How does a country legal and compliance team work within a global consumer goods company?
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