Dato’ Frits Wout Marie van Dijk
Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director
Dutch Nationality, Age 61 years

Dato’ Frits van Dijk was appointed as a Non-Independent, Non- Executive Director of the Company on 26 April 2006. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the HES [School of Economics] at the University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and has also attended the Executive Development Program at the International Institute for Management Development [IMD], in Lausanne, Switzerland. Dato’ Frits van Dijk has served the Nestlé group of companies for the last 38 years, started in 1970 as a Sales Representative of Nestlé UK and presently, he is the Executive Vice President and Head of Zone Asia, Oceania, Africa and Middle East of Nestlé S.A. Prior to his current position, he has held various senior positions within the Nestlé group of companies in various countries, such as India, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Japan. Dato’ Frits van Dijk was also the Chief Operating Officer and subsequently the Market Head of the Company from 1987 until 1995. He has also served as the Market Head of Nestlé Japan and as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Waters. He holds 8,000 shares in the Company, but has no conflict of interest with the Group, does not have any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Group, has no family relationship with any other director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any. Dato’ Frits van Dijk has attended 2 [two] meetings of the Board of Directors held for the financial year ended 31 December 2008.