Background
Gaillard, Jean-Paul was born on April 24, 1954 in Ardon, Valais, Switzerland. Son of Paul Marcel and Marilène (Fildermann) Gaillard.
Gaillard, Jean-Paul was born on April 24, 1954 in Ardon, Valais, Switzerland. Son of Paul Marcel and Marilène (Fildermann) Gaillard.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976. Graduate in Business Languages, Lemania, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1981. Graduate in Industrial Marketing, European College Marketing, Birmingham, England, 1981.
Graduate, Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, 1995.
Sales manager Switzerland, country manager United States of America, Queval S.A., Roven, France and New York, 1978-1981. Business development analyst Warner Electrical, Lausanne, Switzerland. European brand manager Marlboro Classics, Philip Morris, 1984-1988.
President Nespresso S.A., Pully, Switzerland, 1988-1997. President ice cream division Nestle United States of America, Solon, Ohio, 1997-1998. Chief Executive Officer Möevenpick Foods Ltd., Cham and Lausanne, Switzerland, since 1998.
Board directors CIPAG, Switzerland, Bioring Ltd., Switzerland.
With Swiss Army, 1977-1995.
Married Laurence Jacqueline Fonjallaz. Children: Leonore, Candice, Virginia.