Nestlé Fires CEO Over Inappropriate Relationship With Employee

Food giant names coffee executive Philipp Navratil as successor after probe, as profits slump under higher costs.
Nestlé Fires CEO Over Inappropriate Relationship With Employee
Nestle CEO Laurent Freixe addresses the Annual General Meeting of Nestle in Ecublens, Switzerland, on April 16, 2025. Pierre Albouy/File Photo/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Nestlé has dismissed Chief Executive Laurent Freixe after an internal probe found he engaged in an “undisclosed romantic relationship” with a direct subordinate, breaching the company’s code of conduct.

The Swiss food giant made the announcement on Sept. 1, while naming Philipp Navratil, head of Nespresso and a member of Nestlé’s executive board since January, as Freixe’s successor with immediate effect.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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