Wan Ling Martello (1958, Manila)[1] is a Filipino American businesswoman. Martello was an executive vice president of Nestlé from 2011 to 2018.

Wan Ling Martello
龚万仁
Born1958
Manila, Philippines
NationalityAmerican
EducationBSc Business Administration and Accountancy at University of the Philippines Diliman
MBA University of Minnesota

Education

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Martello is an American citizen of Chinese heritage, born and raised in the Philippines.[2][3][4]

She has a Bachelor of Science in business administration and accounting from University of the Philippines-Diliman. She received her MBA from University of Minnesota.[5]

She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Hokkien Chinese and Tagalog.[6]

Career

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From 2005 to 2011, she held executive positions at Walmart. She had the following roles: Executive Vice President of Global eCommerce,[7] Emerging Markets at Walmart, EVP, COO, Global eCommerce; and Senior Vice President, CFO & Strategy for Walmart International.[8]

From 2011 to 2018, she worked for Nestlé, the world's largest food company, as executive vice president (since 2011), chief financial officer (since 2012) and Head of the Asia Zone,[9][10] she succeeded Jim Singh, executive vice president and chief financial officer, who retired in March 2012,[11] and preceded François-Xavier Roger.

In 2018 she was ranked 9th in Forbes' list of most powerful women in business outside of the US.[12]

Martello is also a member of the board of directors of Alibaba,[13] Uber and Stellantis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wan Ling Martello" (PDF). Stellantis.
  2. ^ Koltrowitz, Silke, "Reuters", (Sept 27, 2011)
  3. ^ Nestle Bulls Pay Record Prices After L’Oreal Stake Sale - Businessweek
  4. ^ "Nestle growth target "a stretch" - CFO". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  5. ^ "UP grad named CFO of world's biggest food group". ABS-CBN News. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ Mulier, Thomas and Perri, Celeste, "Business Week", (September 28, 2011)[1]
  7. ^ Duxbury, Sarah (January 29, 2010). "Walmart West created in company reorg". American City Business Journals.
  8. ^ Walmart's Martello to succeed Singh at Nestle | Business Standard
  9. ^ "Appointment of François-Xavier Roger as Nestlé Chief Financial Officer". Nestle. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Mars hikes chocolate prices, following Hershey's lead". CBC News, 14 July 2014.
  11. ^ DiCastro, Cynthia. "Wan Ling Martello: Leading the Giants" Asian Journal, 18 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Most Powerful Women International". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  13. ^ "Alibaba Group". www.alibabagroup.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.