Dame Fiona Kendrick

Fiona Kendrick, former Chairman and CEO of Nestlé UK&I, is Deputy Chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships Board and Chair of the new University of Hereford for Engineers. Fiona sits on the Food & Drink Sector Council and is part of the PWC Advisory Committee.

Joining Nestlé UK in 1980 in a commercial role, Fiona spent her working life in key strategic roles in the UK market and at global level, leading Nestlé’s global coffee business for 5 years in Switzerland.

Fiona has a personal passion for the youth employment and skills agenda, and has led a number of lighthouse projects both for Industry and Government.

Fiona was a UK Commissioner for Employment and Skills and played a lead role in supporting the development and delivery of strategies for skills and employment across the four UK nations.