Mr. Mueller spent his entire 35 year career with Nestle for which he most recently served as Chairman and CEO of the company's Greater China Region until his retirement in 2007. Previously, Mr. Mueller was head of Nestle Korea from 1995 to 1998 and Nestle Pakistan from 1992 to 1995. Earlier in his career he held management positions in Switzerland and the Far East. Mr. Mueller serves as an Executive-in-Residence at I.M.D., International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is President of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Geneva, Switzerland. He also serves as President of the Swiss Brand Association, "PROMARCA." Formerly he was also Consultant to the Yunnan and Shaanxi Provincial Governments as well as Vice President of the Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment.