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John Harris to Succeed Carlo Donati at the Helm of Nestle' Waters
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - At its meeting of 21 June, 2007
the Board of Directors of Nestlé SA was informed that Mr.
Carlo Donati, CEO of Nestlé Waters (Paris) wishes to return to
Switzerland and to retire later in 2008. The Board decided to
entrust the management of Nestlé Waters to Mr. John J. Harris,
currently Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Purina Europe.
Mr. Harris will assume his new assignment on December 1, 2007 and be
named Executive Vice President at that time.
Mr. Donati, who will be 62 in December, looks back on a very
distinguished and successful career in the Nestlé Group, spanning 34
years and many countries and businesses in three continents. Named
Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Waters in February 2005, Mr.
Donati consolidated the Company's leading market position through
strong growth, as well as through geographical expansion in emerging
countries by acquisitions and strategic alliances. He also launched
it on its way to a more value-added beverage business, in line with
the transformation of the Group into a Nutrition, Health and
Wellness Company.
In order to ensure the necessary management continuity required to
consolidate that new course over the coming years, the Board called
on Mr. John J. Harris to assume leadership of Nestlé Waters,
starting December 2007. John J. Harris is a U.S. citizen and was
raised in California. He joined Carnation in 1974 and, after a
successful career in different positions on both sides of the
Atlantic, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Purina
Europe in August 2002. In 2005 he additionally assumed
responsibility for Nestlé Purina in Asia, Oceania and Africa. His
success at the helm of these Nestlé Purina operations was marked by
strong innovation and renovation and by the creation of a
high-performance supply chain.
The Board expresses its very sincere gratitude to Mr. Carlo Donati
for his outstanding contribution to the Nestlé Group.
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