Nestlé SA’s new chief executive officer announced plans to slash 16,000 jobs only weeks after taking over, aiming to build on a stronger-than-expected increase in quarterly sales that lifted the Swiss foodmaker’s shares by the most in 17 years.
Philipp Navratil, who took over after Laurent Freixe was ousted for hiding a relationship with a subordinate, increased Nestlé’s target for cost savings to 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.7 billion) by the end of 2027, from 2.5 billion francs. The moves indicate the news CEO is sticking with his predecessor’s broader strategy, which included reviews and possible sales of underperforming ...
