Nestlé says it intends on fully integrating both Nestlé Health Science S.A. and Nestlé Skin Health S.A. into the Nestlé organization reporting directly to the CEO of Nestlé S.A. starting in January. The company anticipates Schneider’s health care background will help accelerate its evolution into a nutrition, health and wellness company.

“I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to join Nestlé,” Schneider says. “This is a truly iconic global company with a proud heritage and tremendous future prospects. With consumers around the world taking a deeper interest in their personal health and wellbeing, Nestlé’s industry-leading global food and beverage business positions it well for advancing the vision of nutrition, health and wellness. I very much look forward to working with the Nestlé team and all Nestlé stakeholders as we continue to pursue this vision.”