Nestlé: Retirement of Chief Financial Officer Jim Singh - Appointment of Wan Ling Mart

Jim Singh, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé S.A., will retire on 31 March 2012 after a long and distinguished career of 35 years with Nestlé. The Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A. appointed Wan Ling Martello, currently Executive Vice President of Global e-Commerce, Emerging Markets Walmart, to succeed Jim Singh as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé, effective 1 April 2012.