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10 Nestlé operations leaders
These ten people hold or have held director, vice president and senior vice president operations and manufacturing roles at Nestlé, from group operations and global manufacturing heads to division and factory leaders. A reader can learn how Nestlé runs its factories and manages manufacturing performance.
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01—10Andreas Berger
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Head of Global Manufacturing and Operational Excellence · Nestlé
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Manufacturing and Operational Excellence at Nestlé, a role the listing dates from 2009; the profile headline describes Andreas Berger as former Senior Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing at Nestlé SA. Other Nestlé roles listed are Vice President, Operations and R&D, Dairy and Nutrition Business (2001–2004) and Executive Vice President of Operations (1999–2001).
Candies Foster
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing · Nestlé
Vice President of Manufacturing at Nestlé since December 2021, based in Solon, Ohio, in the Operations department at vice president level. Candies Foster was also Senior Director Of Operations (2020–2021), Factory Manager (2018–2020) and TPM Manager (2015–2018) at Nestlé.
Fabio Battistella
LinkedInExperience: Manufacturing & Operations Division Director - Nutrition&Health Food Beverage · Nestlé
Manufacturing & Operations Division Director - Nutrition&Health Food Beverage at Nestlé since July 2026, and Manufacturing&Operations Division Director - Confectionery&Coffee from 2017 to 2026. The profile describes supporting factories on technical aspects and strategy and making sure they achieve the right costs, employee safety and quality; Fabio Battistella was also Factory Manager at Nestlé (2011–2013 and 2013–2016).
Jerome Jaton
LinkedInExperience: DG Industriel France · Nestlé
Former DG Industriel France at Nestlé (2017–2023), where the profile says Jerome Jaton held direct responsibility for 11 of the 21 Nestlé-operated factories in France. Jerome Jaton was also Vice President Operations at Cereal Partners Worldwide (Nestlé & General Mills) (2010–2017) and Factory Manager & Category Technical manager (Dairy, Culinary, Chilled) at Nestlé (2007–2010).
Jimmy Blaser
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing · Nestlé
Vice President of Manufacturing at Nestlé since November 2020. Jimmy Blaser was Factory Manager at Nestlé from 2013 to 2020, in Gaffney per the profile, and also held the titles Factory Manager Nestle (2011–2013) and Operations Manager, AM pillar leader (2006–2011) at Nestlé.
Magdi Batato
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President & Head of Operations · Nestle
Executive Vice President & Head of Operations at Nestle, a role the listing dates from October 2015; the profile headline describes Magdi Batato as former COO of the Nestlé Group and now a board member and senior advisor. Other Nestle roles listed include Head of Group Technical, Nestlé UK & Ireland, Technical Director, Nestlé Malaysia and Factory Manager - Estcourt, Nestlé South Africa.
Maria Karampali
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Manufacturing Nestle Premium Waters USA · Nestlé
Senior Director of Manufacturing Nestle Premium Waters USA at Nestlé since November 2022, described in the profile as manufacturing head of Nestle Premium Waters in Nestle USA. Maria Karampali was also Head of Manufacturing Management (2020–2023) and Nestle Waters Head of Manufacturing Excellence (2018–2020) at Nestlé.
Mike Kuntz
LinkedInExperience: SVP of Manufacturing, NUSA · Nestlé
SVP of Manufacturing, NUSA at Nestlé since March 2023. Mike Kuntz was VP of Manufacturing, Beverage Division (2020–2023), SVP Technical & Production, Canada (2017–2020), AVP Technical Management, Zone Americas (2014–2017) and Factory Manager (2011–2014) at Nestlé.
Paul Brown
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President of Operations & Production · Nestlé
Senior Vice President of Operations & Production at Nestlé since 2012. Paul Brown was also Vice President of Manufacturing (2008–2012), Senior Director of Manufacturing (2004–2008) and Manufacturing Manager (1999–2004) at Nestlé, and the profile describes building high performance teams in the food and beverages industry.
Wendy Smith
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President of Operations · Nestlé
Former Executive Vice President of Operations at Nestlé (2022–2024), based in Solon, Ohio. Wendy Smith was also Sr. Director Order to Cash (2018–2022), Director Of Fulfillment (2015–2018) and National Program Manager, Warehouse Strategies (2012–2015) at Nestlé.
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Match the person to the level of your question, since a group operations head, a division manufacturing director and a factory leader see different parts of the system. Check each person's dates and current role before asking how Nestlé operates today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Nestlé decide where to invest in factory capacity and where to rely on co-manufacturers?
- 02How are manufacturing excellence programs such as TPM rolled out across Nestlé factories?
- 03Which measures do Nestlé operations leaders watch most closely to judge a factory's cost, safety and quality?
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