| Wan Ling Martello | |
| Birth Date: | 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | BSc Business Administration and Accountancy at University of the Philippines Diliman MBA University of Minnesota |
Wan Ling Martello (1958, Manila)[1] is a Filipino American businesswoman. Martello was an executive vice president of Nestlé from 2011 to 2018.
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]
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.