Biography:

Binu Jacob is a seasoned FMCG business leader with over 29 years of experience with Nestlé across operations in India, Europe, the US, China, and Vietnam, including 15 years serving as general manager and chief executive of $500m businesses. Since April 2020, Mr. Jacob has been based in Vietnam as the chairman and managing director of Nestlé Vietnam and chairman of La Vie. He currently holds several honorary positions; he is co-chair of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development and co-chair of the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Vietnam, and he serves on the board of the Packaging Recycling Organisation Vietnam. Mr. Jacob has an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He also holds a degree in mechanical engineering and completed the Programme for Executive Development at IMD Business School, Switzerland.