Florent Lea is the Global IT Asset Manager at Nestlé, where he leads IT asset management activities across hardware, software, and cloud environments for over 300,000 employees. He oversees compliance, asset optimization, procurement strategies, SaaS FinOps, and contract negotiations while managing a global ITAM team and engagements with 500+ software and cloud vendors.

With over two decades of experience, Florent has held various roles at Nestlé, including IT Asset Manager at Nespresso, Process Owner for IT Asset and Configuration Management, and Project Manager for Asset Management. His expertise spans IT procurement, configuration management, project leadership, change and release management, and contract negotiations, making him a key player in driving operational efficiency and value-driven IT practices.

As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future. We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland. Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020. Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category –offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.