Nestlé Dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe Over Inappropriate Relationship With a Subordinate NYT | Top Stories By: Cade Metz 2 September 2025 at 03:11 The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe. © Yves Herman/ReutersLaurent Freixe was dismissed as Nestlé’s chief executive over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.