RNS Number:5979Q
Nestle SA
07 October 2003



              Nestle S.A.:  Former Governor of the Bank of England

                     Proposed to Become Member of the Board



Vevey, October 7, 2003  -  The Board of Directors of Nestle S.A. has decided to
name Sir Edward George as a consultant to the Board, from October 1, 2003
onwards. In addition, the Board will propose to the shareholders at the Ordinary
General Meeting to be held in Lausanne on April 22, 2004, the election of Sir
Edward George as a new member of the Board.

Sir Edward George, born in 1938, spent his entire career at the Bank of England
of which he was Governor during the past ten years. In addition, he chaired the
Council of Governors of the G-10 from 1999 to 2003.




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