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10 Nestlé operations directors
These ten current and former Nestlé operations directors have held director-level operations roles at Nestlé. A reader can learn how operations directors work at Nestlé from people who have held the role.
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01—10Ab Berrey
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Unit Operations, Ice Cream · Nestlé
Director, Business Unit Operations, Ice Cream at Nestlé since July 2024, and Director, Factory Operations - Sterling Road at Nestlé since September 2026, based in the Toronto area. Ab Berrey was also Leader, E2E Project Management at Nestlé (2021–2024).
Abdu Shaikh
LinkedInExperience: Director of Site Operations · Nestlé Health Science
Director of Site Operations at Nestlé Health Science since August 2024; the profile says Abdu Shaikh directs site operations for Nestlé Health Science's R&D facilities and US headquarters, including the Liquids, Powders, and Vitamins & Minerals Pilot Plants. Abdu Shaikh was also Sr Manager R&D Engineering - Wet Technology Platform (2021–2024) and Sr Manager, Factory Engineering (2018–2021) at Nestlé Purina North America.
Bryan Kaniuk
LinkedInExperience: Director Manufacturing Excellence · Nestlé
Director Manufacturing Excellence at Nestlé since March 2025, based in Fishers, Indiana, in a role the profile places in Anderson, Indiana in the Operations department at director level. At Nestlé Bryan Kaniuk was also Director Operations Strategy (2021–2025), Factory Manager (2012–2021) and Operations Manager (2011–2012).
Christopher Ahmed
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations Strategy · Nestlé
Director Operations Strategy at Nestlé since January 2024, based in Solon, Ohio. At Nestlé Christopher Ahmed was also Sr Manager Operations Strategy (2022–2024) and Operations Strategy Project Manager (2020–2022), and was Sr Manager - Performance Mgmt & Continuous Improvement at KeyBank (2020).
Enrique Rodriguez Hoeck
LinkedInExperience: Technical Operations Director LATAM Nestlé Health Science · Nestlé
Technical Operations Director LATAM Nestlé Health Science at Nestlé since March 2023; the profile says Enrique Rodriguez Hoeck is responsible for operations in Latin America for the Nestlé Health Science business unit, covering manufacturing, co-manufacturing, supply chain and innovation/renovation. At Nestlé Enrique Rodriguez Hoeck was also Factory Group Manager (2019–2023) and Factory Manager (2016–2019).
Ilén Merette
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations Program Management & Optimization · Nestlé
Director, Operations Program Management & Optimization at Nestlé since July 2024, based in Toronto. At Nestlé Ilén Merette was also Senior I&R Program Manager - Commercialization (2022–2024), Innovation Commercialization Business Partner (2021–2022) and Continuous Improvement Business Partner (2019–2021).
Jessica Iciek
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Operations Strategy · Nestlé
Sr. Director of Operations Strategy at Nestlé since February 2025, based in the Cleveland area. At Nestlé Jessica Iciek was also Director of TCU Frozen and Chilled Food (2024–2025), Director of Operations Strategy (2021–2024) and Source to Contract Process Lead (2018–2020).
Jonathan Bradford
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Nestlé
Director of Operations at Nestlé since August 2024; the profile says Jonathan Bradford leads operations for the Confectionery business in Canada. At Nestlé Jonathan Bradford was also Supply Chain Director (2022–2024), Procurement Manager (2021–2022) and Operations Manager (2018–2021).
Paul Gosling
LinkedInExperience: Director Factory Operations · Nestlé
Director Factory Operations at Nestlé since April 2022, based in London, Ontario, in a role the profile lists in the Operations department at director level. Paul Gosling was also Factory Manager at Nestlé Health Science (2021–2022), and Operations Manager (2019–2021) and Production Manager (2007–2019) at Nestlé.
Paulo Cendejas
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Nestlé
Director of Operations at Nestlé from March 2021 to February 2025; the profile says Paulo Cendejas led the operations strategy for Nescafé, Coffee Mate, Chocolates Nestle and Nestle Waters. Paulo Cendejas was also Factory Manager at Nestlé (2016–2021) and at Cereal Partners Worldwide (2012–2016).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a factory operations director at a large food company balance output, cost and quality targets?
- 02What does an operations strategy team at a packaged food maker work on across its plant network?
- 03How do food and nutrition companies run manufacturing excellence programs across many sites?
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