Board of Directors of Nestle Lanka PLC appointed Fabrice Cavallin, as the Managing Director with effect from January 1, 2019. He succeeds Shivani Hegde, who will be relocated to the Nestle Group Head Office in Switzerland with effect from January 1, 2019.
Fabrice Cavallin is currently the Regional Business Head of the South Asia Region for Nestle Infant Nutrition. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics on Strategy and Organization Management from the renowned University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
He joined the Nestle Group in 1995 at the Head Quarters in Switzerland, his native country. His international career with Nestle began in 1999 with several successful General Management assignments in the United States of America, Argentina, Mexico, Germany, Spain and India.
Under his leadership, the Infant Nutrition business in South Asia, achieved excellent business results reigniting strong profitable volume growth in a highly competitive environment.