AWRI will bring in experts with international, national and provincial expertise or knowledge to present information that could inform future research, policy or practice directions. These speaking events/workshops may be targeted to policy/decision-makers, researchers and/or the public. AWRI Plans four events in 2009-2010.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe led the Nestlé Group from 1997 to 2008, first as CEO, till 2005, and then as Chairman and CEO. In April 2008, he handed over the office of CEO and is now Chairman of Nestlé S.A.
Born in 1944 in Austria, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe graduated from the University of World Trade in Vienna with a degree in Economics. After joining the Nestlé Group in 1968, he spent a significant part of his career in Latin America, moving from sales manager and marketing director in Chile, to CEO of Nestlé Ecuador and later to Chairman/CEO of Nestlé Venezuela.
In 1987 he was transferred to Nestlé’s international headquarters in Vevey as Senior Vice-President in charge of the Culinary Products Division, with a worldwide responsibility for that sector.
Appointed Executive Vice-President in 1992, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe assumed worldwide leadership of strategic business groups while simultaneously being in charge of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs. In this role, he devised and implemented Nestlé’s brand strategy, consisting of a clear hierarchy of strategic brands on the global, regional and local level.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe serves as Vice-Chairman of both L’Oréal and Credit Suisse Group. He is also a member of Delta Topco Limited (Formula 1) as well as a member of the Foundation Board and Chairman of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT).
Furthermore, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe has received several awards, including “La Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca”, the Schumpeter Prize for outstanding contribution in Economics and the Austrian Cross of Honour for service to the Republic of Austria.
When:
Monday, June 28, 2010
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where:
Empire Ballroom
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
10065 - 100 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
(780) 424-5181
RSVP By:
Noon, Thursday, June 24, 2010
Email: dianne.white@albertainnovates.ca
For more information please call Val Mellesmoen (780) 638-3785
Please indicate any food allergies or special meal requirements when you RSVP.
