Wan Ling Martello
{{Short description|Filipino American businesswoman}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Wan Ling Martello
| native_name = {{nobold|龚万仁}}
| image = Wan Ling Martello, 2011 (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = 1958
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| nationality = American
| education = BSc Business Administration and Accountancy at University of the Philippines Diliman
}}
Wan Ling Martello (1958, Manila){{Cite web|title=Wan Ling Martello|url=https://www.stellantis.com/content/dam/stellantis-corporate/group/governance/leadership/bio/eng/Wan%20Ling%20Martello.pdf|publisher=Stellantis}} is a Filipino American businesswoman. Martello was an executive vice president of Nestlé from 2011 to 2018.
Education
Martello is an American citizen of Chinese heritage, born and raised in the Philippines.[https://www.reuters.com/article/nestle-brief-idUSL3E7KR38R20110927 Koltrowitz, Silke, "Reuters", (Sept 27, 2011)][https://archive.today/20140904170156/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-06/nestle-bulls-pay-record-prices-after-l-oreal-stake-sale Nestle Bulls Pay Record Prices After L’Oreal Stake Sale - Businessweek]{{Cite web |url=http://www.just-food.com/analysis/nestle-growth-target-a-stretch-cfo_id124086.aspx |title=Nestle growth target "a stretch" - CFO |access-date=2014-03-06 |archive-date=2021-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118004640/https://www.just-food.com/analysis/nestle-growth-target-a-stretch-cfo_id124086.aspx |url-status=dead }}
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.{{Cite web|date=2011-09-28|title=UP grad named CFO of world's biggest food group|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/28/11/grad-named-cfo-worlds-biggest-food-group|access-date=2021-05-02|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}
She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Hokkien Chinese and Tagalog.Mulier, Thomas and Perri, Celeste, "Business Week", (September 28, 2011)[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930132515/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-28/nestle-appoints-wal-mart-s-martello-as-cfo-adding-outsider.html]
Career
From 2005 to 2011, she held executive positions at Walmart. She had the following roles: Executive Vice President of Global eCommerce,{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2010/01/25/daily42.html | title=Walmart West created in company reorg | first=Sarah | last=Duxbury | work=American City Business Journals | date=January 29, 2010}} Emerging Markets at Walmart, EVP, COO, Global eCommerce; and Senior Vice President, CFO & Strategy for Walmart International.[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/walmart-s-martello-to-succeed-singh-at-nestle-111092900064_1.html Walmart's Martello to succeed Singh at Nestle | Business Standard]
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,{{cite web|url=http://www.nestle.com/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/appointment-francois-xavier-roger-chief-financial-officer|title=Appointment of François-Xavier Roger as Nestlé Chief Financial Officer|work=Nestle|date=23 June 2015|accessdate=22 August 2015}}[https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.2717157 "Mars hikes chocolate prices, following Hershey's lead"]. CBC News, 14 July 2014. she succeeded Jim Singh, executive vice president and chief financial officer, who retired in March 2012,DiCastro, Cynthia. [http://asianjournal.com/galing-pinoy/wan-ling-martello-leading-the-giants/ "Wan Ling Martello: Leading the Giants"] Asian Journal, 18 October 2011. and preceded François-Xavier Roger.
In 2018 she was ranked 9th in Forbes' list of most powerful women in business outside of the US.{{Cite web|title=Most Powerful Women International|url=https://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-international/2018/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Fortune|language=en}}
Martello is also a member of the board of directors of Alibaba,{{Cite web|title=Alibaba Group|url=https://www.alibabagroup.com/en/ir/governance_6-wan-ling-martello|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.alibabagroup.com}} Uber and Stellantis.
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Category:American businesspeople
Category:Filipino diaspora in the United States
Category:Filipino emigrants to the United States
Category:American people of Chinese descent
Category:Filipino people of Chinese descent
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