Dr. Intisar Khan

Head of Food Safety, Nestlé

Intisar is a global food safety leader with extensive experience quality and food safety systems along with enterprise-wide food safety governance specifically in microbiological risk management, allergen control, hygiene and foreign body. She currently serves as Head of Food Safety at Nestlé, based in Vevey, Switzerland, where she leads global strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate food safety risks across the value chain—from raw materials to finished products.
Recognized for her ability to connect scientific expertise with practical business impact, Intisar works closely with global markets, R&D, operations, quality, and regulatory teams to strengthen food safety culture, enable product innovation, and drive continuous improvement at scale. She is also actively involved in shaping global standards, emerging risk programs, and digital transformation initiatives that support more predictive, transparent, and resilient food safety systems.
Prior to joining Nestlé, Dr. Khan held senior food safety leadership roles at Mondelēz International and PepsiCo, including regional responsibility for Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. These roles provided her with broad experience across global food and beverage categories, manufacturing networks, regulatory environments, and cross-functional governance models.