Sep 1, 2025 - Business

Nestlé fires CEO over "romantic relationship" with employee

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The gray-haired, bespectacled Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe, wearing a black jacket, white shirt and red tie, stares ahead at a wooden podium, in front of a purple curtain.

Former Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe in Écublens, Switzerland, in April. Photo: Gabriel Monnet/AFP via Getty Images

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