Marco Settembri holds the position of Executive Vice President and Member of Executive Board at Nestlé S.A. since December 1st, 2013 and has been its Head of Zone EMENA since January 1, 2017. Settembri has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Waters S.A. from 2013-2017.
Settembri joined Nestlé Italiana in 1987 and served as the Managing Director of Sanpellegrino till 2004. In 1995, Settembri was the European Marketing Director of Friskies Europe, France and went on to become the
South Europe Director, Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe in 2002.
In 2006, Settembri was appointed CEO Sanpellegrino, Nestlé Waters in Italy and then took on the role of Market head of Nestlé in Italy. 2007 saw Settembri take on the coveted role of CEO for Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe until 2013.
Marco Settembri received his Business degree from Luigi Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.