Nestlé has appointed Jeff Hamilton, head of Purina PetCare Zone Europe, as CEO of its Zone Americas division, effective July 1. Hamilton will also join the company’s group executive board.
He succeeds Steve Presley, executive vice president and CEO Zone Americas, who will retire on April 30 after nearly three decades with the company.
“We are very grateful to Steve for his many years of dedicated service to our company and extend our best wishes to him for his future endeavors,” said Laurent Freixe, CEO of Nestlé S.A. “We are excited to announce that Jeff will become the new CEO of Zone Americas. Jeff has consistently demonstrated exceptional performance and a remarkable ability to inspire and motivate his teams. We look forward to working with Jeff to drive our growth strategy in Zone AMS.”
Hamilton began his career with Purina in the U.S. in 1991 as a sales representative and has held various leadership roles globally. His previous positions include President and CEO of Nestlé Canada, head of Nestlé’s U.S. Foods Division, and Vice President of Marketing for Nestlé Purina Asia, Oceania and Africa. He has served as CEO of Purina PetCare Zone Europe since 2021, based in Switzerland.
Hamilton holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Adapted from a press release.
