India, April 26 -- Nestle's Board of Directors has appointed Jeff Hamilton, currently Business Head of Purina PetCare Zone Europe, as Chief Executive Officer Zone Americas (AMS) and member of the Group Executive Board, effective 1 July 2025.
After almost 30 years of service, Steve Presley, Executive Vice President andCEOZoneAMS, will retire from the company. He will leave the Executive Board and his role asCEOZoneAMSon 30 April 2025.
Laurent Freixe,chief executive officerNestle S.A., commented, "We are very grateful to Steve for his many years of dedicated service to our company and extend our best wishes to him for his future endeavors. We are excited to announce that Jeff will become the newCEOof Zone Americas. Jeff has consistently demonstrated exceptional performance and a remarkable ability to inspire and motivate his teams. We look forward to working with Jeff to drive our growth strategy in ZoneAMS."
Jeff Hamilton began his career at Purina in theU.S.as a sales representative in 1991. Over the years, he has held various leadership positions, experiencing an international career across three Zones. Jeff Hamilton was previously President andCEOof Nestle Canada, President of Nestle's Foods Division in theU.S., and Vice President of Marketing at Nestle Purina Asia, Oceania and Africa. Since 2021, he has served asCEOof Purina PetCare Zone Europe, based at Purina's European headquarters in Switzerland. He holds anMBAfrom the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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