Nestlé chairman Paul Bulcke is stepping down earlier than planned in the wake of the shock departure of CEO Laurent Freixe just over two weeks ago. The Swiss giant had announced in June Bulcke would relinquish the board role in April next year. Bulcke has worked for Nestlé for almost five decades, including nine years as chairman and almost nine years as CEO. That announcement was made before Nestlé veteran Freixe was dismissed early in September because of an "undisclosed" relationship with an employee. ...