The leader of the $259 billion Swiss food giant revealed he drinks seven or eight cups of joe a day.
Nestlé’s youngest staffers have taught him the importance of “learning constantly,” Navratil admitted to the Times: “When you stop learning, then it is the moment to move on to another job.”
Nestlé didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
While the mere thought of downing eight coffees daily might conjure heart palpitations, caffeine has been at the center of Navratil’s career climb.
“This way of working will obviously require less people, but it will also speed up the company,” Navratil told the New York Times. “It will be a growth story about how we use AI to grow faster, to make decisions better, to plan throughout the supply chain to have less stock and less waste.”
The CHRO credited her young staffers as being ambitious and incredibly tech savvy—critical skills the heritage company is vying for. And to soak in all their new skills, the business’s senior leaders are making a concerted effort to hear out entry-level staffers, exchanging ideas between ranks and generations to create the best action plan possible.
