Mr. Paul Bulcke, CEO of Nestlé

Born in Roeselare in western Belgium, Mr Bulcke graduated from the University of Leuven (Belgium) with a degree in commercial engineering, followed by a postgraduate in the Vlerick Management School.
 After a brief period as a financial analyst with Scott Graphics International in Belgium, Paul Bulcke joined the Nestlé Group in Vevey, Switzerland, as a marketing trainee in 1979.

Over the next sixteen years he held various positions in marketing and sales, and as division head, in Peru, Ecuador and Chile, before moving to Portugal as Market Head followed by the Czech and Slovak Republic, and finally Germany.

In July 2004, Paul Bulcke joined the Nestlé Executive Board as Executive Vice President with responsibility for Zone Americas, where he played a decisive role in transforming this region into the Group’s largest and most profitable zone.

In April 2008, and with a career of almost 30 years with the Nestlé group, Paul Bulcke was appointed Chief Executive Officer.

Married with three children, he speaks six languages and enjoys various activities, including flying and hiking.

COMPANY PROFILE - Nestlé
With sales of almost CHF110 billion in 2010, Nestlé is the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company. Headquartered in Switzerland, the company employs 280,000 people and has 443 factories situated in over 80 countries. Nestlé products are sold in almost every country in the world. Nestlé is the worldwide leader in product categories such as soluble coffee, infant nutrition, bottled water, condensed and evaporated milk, ice cream, as well as chocolate and malt drinks, and culinary. The Group is also a co-leader in pet care. For more information: www.nestle.com