Nestle’s Roos Becomes First Woman CEO for East, Southern Africa

Nestlé SA appointed its first woman managing director Nicole Roos to head up East and Southern Africa as the world’s biggest food producer works to improve diversity globally.

The producer of KitKat, Milo and Nescafé says 44% of middle and senior managers are women. It aims to increase the proportion of women in the top 200 senior executive positions to 30% by the end of the year from 27%.

Nicole Roos

Source: Nestlé (South Africa)

Roos began her career as a marketing trainee in South Africa in 2002 before serving in different roles including senior project manager in the US. She returned to South Africa ...