Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Palzer
Career
Jan. 2018 | Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., Chief Technology Office |
2016 | Head of Nestlé Research Center, Nestlé S.A. |
2013 | Global R&D Director Strategic Business Unit Beverage, Nestlé S.A. |
2010 | Managing Director Nestlé Product Technology Centre for Confectionery, Nestlé S.A. |
2007 | Department Head Food Science & Technology and Manager of Food Science & Technology Expert Networks, Nestlé Research Center, Nestlé S.A. |
2006 | Manager Technology Department, Nestlé Product Technology Centre for Culinary, Nestlé Germany |
2003 | Team Leader, Nestlé Product Technology Centre for Culinary, Nestlé Germany |
2000 | Project Manager, Nestlé Product Technology Centre for Culinary, Nestlé Switzerland |
Education/Degrees:
Professor Process Engineering (Technical University Hamburg/DE)
Honorary Professor Food Technology (University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim/DE)
Visiting Professor Chemical Engineering (The University of Sheffield/GB)
Habilitation/venia legendi Chemical Engineering (Technical University Munich/DE)
MBA/Industrial Engineer (focus Marketing, University Hagen/DE)
PhD Process Engineering (Technical University Munich/DE)
Dipl.-Ing./M.Sc. Food Technology (Technical University Munich/DE)
Apprenticeship beverage industry
Mandates:
Vice President, Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (since 2020)
Executive Board of European Academy of Food Engineering (since 2014)
Past Mandates:
Advisory Board for Competence Cluster Nutritional Research Berlin-Potsdam NutriAct (2014-2020)
Advisory Board for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering studies - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (since 2015/16)
Counsel of Association Française des Chimistes, Ingénieurs et Cadres des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (2014-2017)
Chairman of the Board of the European Master in Food Technology (2007-2013)
Counsel of Association Française des Chimistes, Ingénieurs et Cadres des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (2014-2017)
Chairman of the Board of the European Master in Food Technology (2007-2013)
Scientific committee of Research Association German Food Industry (2006-2010)
Board of Working Party on Agglom. - European Federation of Chemical Engineering (2009-2017)
Scientific Committees of German society for process & chemical engineering (2006-2016)
Awards:
Nestlé Fellow (2015)
Ambassador University Hamburg (2015)
Delegate Future Leaders Forum, Davos (2002)
Award for best dissertation - Association of Milk Scientists and Food Technology (1997)
DECHEMA Student Award - German Soc. For Chem. & Biotechn. (1997)
Max Kettner Award for best final grades - Technical University of Munich (1995)
5 scholarships - Technical University of Munich (1994, 1994/95, 1995, 1995/96, 1996)
Award for best A-levels - German Chemical Industry Fonds (1987)