Nestlé UK & Ireland has revamped its senior leadership team with the appointments of Lorenzo Vigano as managing director of Nestlé Professional UK & Ireland, and Katya Simmons made managing director, Coffee Nestlé UK & Ireland.
Vigano most recently served as managing director of Nestlé Professional Turkey and brings with him a wealth of experience in the out of home world, having joined Nestlé Italiana in 2012 to lead the Nestlé Professional Super Premium Beverage division. In 2013, he was appointed managing director Nestlé Professional Italy and managed the reshaping of the organisation’s portfolio.
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Simmons’ career began in Nestlé Russia in 2002, where she held several sales and commercial development team Confectionery assignments, before moving to marketing in 2010 and becoming managing director for Nestlé Professional Russia and Eurasia in 2015.
Simmons, said: “I am thrilled to be leading the Coffee sector in the UK and Ireland. Coffee has an exciting future ahead of it and I am privileged and proud to be part of the team taking it forward. I can’t wait to see what we will achieve and how we’ll drive growth across our incredible brands”
