Luca Fichera is the Head of Supply Chain and Business Services for Asia, Oceania and Sub Saharan Africa. Nestlé is the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company with global revenues of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020. Nestlé was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland, and employs around 280,000 people with factories and operations in almost every country in the world. In his current role, Luca is responsible for Supply Chain, IT and other Business Services for Zone AOA: CHF 20.7 billion turnover, 92 countries, 10 main business categories, 80 distribution centers.

With a background of Supply Chain and Sales, Mr. Fichera moved to the Nestlé HQ in July 2019. He has worked with Nestlé in Europe, Asia Pacific, Oceania and South Asia in very diverse markets, cultures and business environments. He brings extensive operational experience in Procurement, Demand and Supply Planning, Logistics, Customer Service and Project Management (Performance Improvements, IT, HR, M&A). He joined Nestlé in Milan, Italy in 1997 as a management trainee and later moved to Asia taking increasing responsibilities in Operations. Luca has been Supply Chain Director in Vietnam, South Asia and the Philippines. During his assignment in South Asia, he was also the Chairman of a local joint venture operating in fresh milk collection.

A native of Italy, Luca holds a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University of Milan, Italy and undertook the Program for Executive Development (PED) with IMD, Lausanne to continuously upgrade professional skills.