
Why it's time for a coordinated global approach to plastic pollution
As the UN negotiate a plastic pollution treaty, Nestlé and Danone's CEOs call for all those in the supply chain to collaborate to end plastic pollution.
Since January 2017, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé. Joined the company in September 2016. 2003-16, Chief Executive Officer, Fresenius Group. Joined Fresenius in 2001 as Chief Financial Officer, Fresenius Medical Care. 1989-2001, held several senior executive positions with the Haniel Group, a privately held, diversified German multinational company. Graduate degree in Finance and Accounting and Doctoral degree in Business Administration, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland; MBA, Harvard University. Member of the WEF Board of Trustees; Member of the Board Consumer Goods Forum; Member European Roundtable for Industry.
As the UN negotiate a plastic pollution treaty, Nestlé and Danone's CEOs call for all those in the supply chain to collaborate to end plastic pollution.
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