Pierre Liotard-Vogt

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Person.png Pierre Liotard-Vogt  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(businessman)
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Born14 December 1909
London, UK
Died15 November 1987 (Age 77)
Blonay, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materHEC Paris
ParentsAlfred Liotard-Vogt
ChildrenBertrand Liotard-Vogt
Relatives • Gustave Liotard-Vogt
• Patrick Liotard-Vogt
Attended the 1970, 1974, 1977 and 1980 Bilderberg conferences as President of Nestlé. He was very involved in the French Center for Child Protection.

Employment.png President Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
1973 - 1982
EmployerNestlé
Succeeded byJames Buckley
Attended the 1970, 1974, 1977 and 1980 Bilderberg conferences

Pierre Liotard-Vogt was a French entrepreneur and President of the multinational corporation Nestlé. He was the son of Alfred Liotard-Vogt, CEO and director of the same company.[1]

Background

He is the son of Alfred Liotard-Vogt, CEO and director of the Nestlé Group and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co, and Enrica Cerasoli; the grandson of Gustave Liotard-Vogt, Attorney General and first Honorary President of the Court of Accounts.

He graduated from HEC Paris in 1931.

Career

He joined the Nestlé group in 1933, where he held various management positions.

In 1967, he joined the group's board of directors, of which he became managing director from 1968 to 1975 and chairman from 1973 to 1982. Under his leadership, Nestlé invested in Vittel andL'Oréal, which were among the Nestlé's most successful investments. He became a director of these companies.

Pierre Liotard-Vogt was one of the most influential and highest paid executives in Europe. At his family castle in France, the Château de Nailly he entertained his hunting friends, including former French President François Mitterrand.

Privately, he was very involved in the French Center for Child Protection (Centre Français de Protection de l'Enfance,), in which he financed through his foundation, the "Pierre Liotard-Vogt Association". The Foundation is today directed by his son, Bertrand Liotard-Vogt and his grandson Patrick Liotard-Vogt (president of ASmallWorld). Honors

He was made an officer of the Legion of Honor in 1959 and honorary citizen of the city of Vevey in 1976.

Marriage

In 1944 he married Jacqueline Gallay (1905-1999) daughter of Robert Gallay, co-founder and first secretary general of the International Tennis Federation, and Abeille Villard-Gallay.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/197017 April 197019 April 1970Switzerland
Hotel Quellenhof
Bad Ragaz
the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland.
Bilderberg/197419 April 197421 April 1974France
Hotel Mont d' Arbois
Megève
The 23rd Bilderberg, held in France
Bilderberg/197722 April 197724 April 1977United Kingdom
Imperial Hotel
Torquay
The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England.
Bilderberg/198115 May 198117 May 1981Switzerland
Palace Hotel
Bürgenstock
The 29th Bilderberg
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