2. Corporate governance
2.2 Composition of the Board at 31 December 20252.2 Composition of the Board at 31 December 2025
Chairman
Jean-Paul Agon
Age : 69
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 0
Independence: no
First appointed : 25/04/2006
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 19
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Chair of the Committee C
Chief Executive Officer
Nicolas Hieronimus
Age : 61
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies*: 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 20/04/2021
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2029
Seniority on the Board (years) : 4
Board Committees
Bettencourt Meyers family
Jean-Victor Meyers
Vice-Chairman
Age : 39
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies*: 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 13/02/2012
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2028
Seniority on the Board (years) : 13
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee●
Bettencourt Meyers family
Nicolas Meyers
Age : 37
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 30/06/2020
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2028
Seniority on the Board (years) : 5
Board Committees
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Bettencourt Meyers family
Téthys, represented by Alexandre Benais
Age : 50
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies*: 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 29/04/2025
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2029
Seniority on the Board (years) : < 1
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
Directors linked to Nestlé
Paul Bulcke**
Vice-Chairman
Age : 71
Gender : M
Nationality : Belgian-Swiss
Number of directorships in listed companies*: 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 20/04/2017
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2029
Seniority on the Board (years) : 8
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Directors linked to Nestlé
Béatrice Guillaume-Grabisch
Age : 61
Gender : W
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 20/04/2016
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2028
Seniority on the Board (years) : 9
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Sophie Bellon
Age : 64
Gender : W
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 2
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 22/04/2015
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2027
Seniority on the Board (years) : 10
Board Committees
HR and Remuneration : Chair of the Committee C
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Patrice Caine
Age : 55
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 1
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 17/04/2018
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 7
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Chair of the Committee C
Independent Directors
Fabienne Dulac
Age : 58
Gender : W
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 1
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 18/04/2019
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2027
Seniority on the Board (years) : 6
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Aurélie Jean
Age : 43
Gender : W
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 0
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 29/04/2025
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2029
Seniority on the Board (years) : < 1
Board Committees
Independent Directors
Ilham Kadri
Age : 56
Gender : W
Nationality : French-Moroccan
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 2
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 30/06/2020
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2028
Seniority on the Board (years) : 5
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Alexandre Ricard
Age : 53
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 1
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 20/04/2021
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2029
Seniority on the Board (years) : 4
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Jacques Ripoll
Age : 59
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 0
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 23/04/2024
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2028
Seniority on the Board (years) : 2
Board Committees
Audit : Chair of the Committee C
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Isabelle Seillier
Age : 65
Gender : W
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 1
Independence : ♦
First appointed : 29/04/2025
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2029
Seniority on the Board (years) : < 1
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Directors representing employees
Thierry Hamel
Age : 71
Gender : M
Nationality : French
Number of directorships in listed companies*: 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 21/04/2022
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 3
Board Committees
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Directors representing employees
Benny de Vlieger
Age : 61
Gender : M
Nationality : Belgian
Number of directorships in listed companies* : 0
Independence : no
First appointed : 21/04/2022
Term of office expires (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 3
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
57.9 YEARS
average age
of Directors
53 %
independent
Directors***
40 %
of Directors
are women ***
60 %
of Directors
are men***
●Member of the Committee C Chair of the Committee