Patrice Bula
Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A.
Head of Strategic Business Units, Marketing, Sales and Nespresso
Personal
Date / Place of birth 1956 in Aigle (Vaud), Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Marital status Married, three children
Experience
1 May 2011 Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A.
Head of Strategic Business Units, Marketing, Sales and
Nespresso – Nestlé Headquarters
2007 Market Head – Nestlé Greater China Region
2003 Market Head – Nestlé Germany
2000 Head of the Strategic Business Unit Chocolate,
Confectionery & Biscuits – Nestlé Headquarters
1997 Region Head – Nestlé Southern African Region
1995 CEO Cokoladovny – Czech Republic and Slovakia
1992 Market Head – Nestlé Taiwan
1989 Marketing Director – Nestlé Taiwan
1988 Market Specialist, Zone AOA – Nestlé Headquarters
1985 Manager Food Business Unit – Nestlé Japan
1983 Product Specialist – Nestlé Japan
1980 Marketing Trainee – Nestlé Headquarters,
Nestlé Switzerland, Nestlé Kenya and Nestlé Japan
Education
Lausanne University HEC (Switzerland) –
MSc in Economic Sciences
Program for Executive Development – IMD Lausanne
Languages
French, English, German, Japanese
Board memberships
Chairman Shanghai TOTOLE,
Vice Chairman Sichuan HAOJI