Hermann Wirz

Mr. Hermann A. Wirz serves as the Head of Group Control at Nestlé S.A. Mr. Wirz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé S.A. since January 1, 2005 and served as Head of its Accounting and Reporting. Mr. Wirz began his career in 1968 in financial and management accounting for Electrical Company Lucerne Switzerland and served until 1969. From 1969 to 1971, he held a management accounting position for Shell Switzerland. He joined Nestlé in 1972 and worked in industrial accounting and budgeting functions for Nestlé England, Spain and Venezuela. From 1973 to 1979, Mr. Wirz served as Head of Factory Administration, Industrial Accounting and Budgeting, Nestlé Venezuela.

He subsequently was appointed Manager, Operational Control Latin America for Nestec Switzerland in 1980, from 1984 to 1989 was promoted to Director of Finance & Control for Nestlé Peru, and for Nestlé Venezuela from 1989 to 1995. Mr. Wirz was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé Mexico in 1995 and served in that position until 2000. In 2001, he was appointed Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President for Nestlé S.A., Switzerland. He has been a Director of SIX Group AG since October 27, 2009. He serves as Director of Nestlé Health Science S.A. Mr. Wirz serves as a Member of Admission Board of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd. Mr. Wirz served as Director of Alcon Inc., since May 2009. He was a member of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Peru, Venezuela and Mexico.

He achieved his degree in Business Administration from Lucerne, Switzerland, and has completed the Programme for Executive Development at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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