Nestlé, the maker of Lean Cuisine, will cut 16,000 jobs to accelerate its turnaround, said CEO Philipp Navratil.
Nestlé needs to change faster.
The company aims to slash 6% of its workforce and drive $3.8 billion in savings. Navratil stated that Nestlé has not been the most efficient company in the past.
The announcement we have done today on headcount is really [to] become an agile company, a company that takes decisions fast, a company that drives impact and a company that leverages its scale.
CEO Philipp Navratil will be ruthless in assessing talent. Author summary: Nestlé cuts jobs to accelerate turnaround.