Paul Polman

Overview

Mr. Polman joined the Alcon, Inc. board in May 2006. In February 2008, Mr. Polman was appointed Head of Zone Americas of Nestle. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Nestle from January 2006 to January 2008. Mr. Polman began his career in 1979 with Procter & Gamble in finance and acquired a broad executive experience through assignments in Belgium, Holland, France, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. He served as Group President of Procter & Gamble's European business from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Polman serves as Chairman and director of Entreprises Maggi S.A., Nestle Finance S.A., Nestle International Travel Retail S.A., Nestle Capital Advisers, and Intercona Re AG. Mr. Polman also serves as a director of Life Ventures S.A., Nutrition-Wellness Venture AG, Unilac, Inc. (Panama), Food Products (Holdings) (Panama) and Uprona (Canada) Ltd.