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Nestlé Austria sets an example for women in leadership positions » Leadersnet

| Larisa Belovets

| October 6, 2024

Three managers now hold senior positions in the Austrian division of the international food company. This means that the percentage of women in senior management rises to more than 50 percent.

There are several changes in the management team at Nestlé Austria: Jennifer Nibbler becomes Nutrition business manager Germany and Austria specific, Christina Eberle He takes over the position Grain Business Manager Austria and Gertrude Zohrer He is also responsible for the role Compliance officers. With this, Nestlé wants to be a role model for women in leadership positions, as the proportion of women in its Austrian business now stands at 54 percent.

Jennifer Niebler: Director of Nutrition Business in Germany and Austria

Already since 2005 Jennifer Nibbler At Nestlé, initially in Germany. Over the course of her career at the company, the 51-year-old has held various positions in marketing and commercial development, for example in the areas of ice cream, cooking and corporate. At the end of 2021, she finally joined the position of President of the German diary company, and the following year she also took over the marketing management of DACH.

In addition to her current role as Director of the Diary Germany Business Unit, she has also headed the Austrian nutrition business since October 1, which includes the Beba, Bebacare, Cerelac and Nesquik brands. This means that she follows her position Lauren Richards. She returned to Switzerland and joined the international marketing team at Nestlé Nutrition as Marketing Director Cerelac Franchise Nutrition Europe.

Christina Eberl: Director of Grain Business in Austria

He also took office on October 1 Christina Eberle Administration of grain trade in Austria. She has also been with the company for a long time, having started her career managing key accounts for the coffee division in 2011. In recent years, the 37-year-old has held several management positions in the coffee and confectionery business area, most recently working as senior director of development. B2B and e-commerce, where she was responsible for the multi-channel customer strategy.

In her new role as Cereals Business Manager in Austria, she is responsible for the Kitkat Cereals, Fitness Cereals, Nesquik Cereals, Lion Cereals, Clusters, Cookie Crisp, Cheerios and Cini Minis brands, thus solving problems. Philip Svensson Who is now the Business Development Manager of CPW Adriatics and Bulgaria in Serbia.

Gertraud Söhrer: Compliance Officer

At the beginning of October, Gertraud Söhrer assumed the role of Compliance Officer in addition to her position as Head of Legal at Nestlé Austria. The 41-year-old woman has been working with the company for nine years, and before that she worked as head of the legal department in a jewelry company for several years.

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