Manuela Kron has been the Corporate Affairs Director of the Nestlé Group in Italy since 2007. In her role, she is responsible for External Relations, Internal Communication, CSR Implementation, and Public Affairs, reporting directly to Leo Wencel, Head of the Nestlé Group of Italy and Malta. Counselor for Conai from 2014 to 2017.

Before joining Nestlé, she was the Communications Director for Comieco / Conai System, National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging.

Previously she held the position of Consumer Communication Manager – with responsibility for Media, Below the Line and Corporate Communications – in Colgate-Palmolive. In this context, she was part of the work team for the implementation of the Conai Corporate Contribution.