STAMFORD, CONN. — August 30, 2016 — Nestlé Waters North America, the nation’s number one bottled water company, today named Antonio Sciuto as Executive Vice President – Brands and Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately.
In this new, expanded role, Mr. Sciuto will lead Nestlé Waters’ four brand business units – Nestlé Pure Life, Regional Spring Waters, International and Tea – as well as the company’s work in the areas of Insights, Innovation, eBusiness and Consumer Affairs. These brand teams will take a holistic approach to business management while caring for traditional brand responsibilities, including being accountable for all aspects of profitability. Mr. Sciuto retains his seat on Nestlé Waters’ Executive Team and will continue to report to Tim Brown, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President ofNestlé Waters North America.
Mr. Sciuto joined Nestlé Waters North America in 2015 as EVP, eBusiness and Chief Marketing Officer, leading the company’s digital transformation. This has included the reorganization of the marketing effort to evolve brand campaigns into personalized consumer experiences. As part of this, Mr. Sciuto recently worked with Salesforce to create a cutting- edge, end-to-end digital operating model in order to provide an holistic view of consumers, deliver personalized content, and improve media efforts in real time.
“Antonio is a true change agent who brings great passion and energy to our business,” said Mr. Brown. “His sharp focus on optimizing digital and mobile customer experiences will position our brands extremely well as technology continues to transform our business. We look forward to working together to expand our leadership position in this category.”
Prior to joining Nestlé Waters, Mr. Sciuto served as Vice President and Global Head of eCommerce at Nestlé SA’s global headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, from 2012-2014. Earlier, he held the role of Global Strategy and Organization Manager for Customer Development and Sales for Nestlé SA. Before joining Nestlé, he worked for both McKinsey and Procter & Gamble.
About Nestlé Waters North America
Nestlé Waters North America provides people with an unrivaled portfolio of bottled waters for healthy hydration. Brands such as Nestlé® Pure Life®, Poland Spring®, Perrier® and S.Pellegrino® have driven Nestlé Waters North America to be the third largest non-alcoholic beverage company by volume in the United States. Based in Stamford, Connecticut with some 8,000 employees nationwide, Nestlé Waters is committed to reducing its environmental footprint across its operations. The company is also committed to being a good neighbor and creating shared value in the 140 communities where it operates.