Swiss Inc. Shaken Up by Laws Emboldening Activist Investors

  • ‘Size alone does not protect you,’ Nestle CEO Schneider says
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Mark Schneider, chief executive officer of Nestle SA, had a prescient message when he spoke at a German consumer goods forum last month.

“Size alone does not protect you from the winds of change,” Schneider said. “Status quo is not an option.”