Filippo Catalano

Nestlé Chief Information Officer

Appointed Senior Vice President and CIO of the NestléGroup in January 2018, Filippo leads the digital business transformation of the world’s largest food-and-beverage company. He joined Nestlé in March 2015 as Vice President and Chief Digital Operations Officer of the Group. In this role, he was instrumental in redefining digital services at Nestlé, including the creation of a new Global Hub in Barcelona, as well as a Digital Tech Innovation team in San Francisco.

Filippo started his career with Procter & Gamble (P&G), eventually running the Digital Marketing program for Beauty Care, managing the P&G European IT Innovation group and later driving the global innovation agenda for the company’s global digitization program. He focused on building the foundations for mobile, digital and brand assets, collaboration, social, and cloud infrastructure platforms, while also being one of the founding members of Cintrifuse, a multi-company accelerator and venture fund in Cincinnati.

Born in Italy, Filippo graduated from Politecnicodi Torino with a Master of Science in Energy and Mechanical Engineering. He currently lives in Lausanne, Switzerland, with his wife and three kids.