Global Policy Board

WFA Global Policy Board

The Policy Board helps oversee WFA's work on policy matters ranging from food and alcohol marketing to privacy, tech, and issues impacting children. It brings together influential senior public and corporate affairs leaders representing companies in WFA membership.

Board members

  • Monika Agocs
    Monika Agocs Monika Executive Advisor, Asahi Group Holdings
  • Anders Bering
    Anders Bering Anders Vice President Global Public Affairs & External Communications, Mars
  • Matthias Berninger
    Matthias Berninger Matthias SVP Global Public & Government Affairs, Bayer
  • David Coleman
    David Coleman David VP, Chief International Impact Officer, McDonalds
  • Russell Dyer
    Russell Dyer Russell Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Kenvue
  • Chris Hogg
    Chris Hogg Chris Global Head of Public Affairs, Nestle
  • Mary Latimer
    Mary Latimer Mary Vice President for Global Public and Government Affairs, Mondelēz International
  • Gaëlle Lemaire
    Gaëlle Lemaire Gaëlle Head of Brussels Office, LVMH
  • Philip Myers
    Philip Myers Philip WFA Deputy President and Chief Institutional Affairs & Corporate Communications Officer, Ferrero
  • Patricia Pascual
    Patricia Pascual Patricia Global Head of Corporate Affairs - Consumer Healthcare, Sanofi
  • Andres Peñate
    Andres Peñate Andres Global Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, AB InBev
  • Joris Pollet
    Joris Pollet Joris Vice President Global Government Relations and Public Policy, P&G
  • Jose Ramon Fernandez
    Jose Ramon Fernandez Jose Director European Affairs, Pernod Ricard
  • Fabrice Salamancaract
    Fabrice Salamancaract Fabrice General Secretary (CA and Legal VP), Danone
  • Mitchell Simmons
    Mitchell Simmons Mitchell VP Government Relations EMEA, Paramount
  • Francesco Tramontin
    Francesco Tramontin Francesco Vice President EU Institutional Relations & Group Public Policy Centre, Ferrero
  • Wouter Vermeulen
    Wouter Vermeulen Wouter Senior Director, EMEA Public Policy Center, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Astrid Williams
    Astrid Williams Astrid Senior Director Global Health & Wellness Policy, PepsiCo

Strategic objectives

The Policy Board’s strategic objectives are to: 

  1. Drive WFA’s strategic agenda as it relates to policy which impacts on marketing communications
  2. Provide a unique cross-industry forum for peer-to-peer sharing on marketing-related issues
  3. Help make the policy agenda more relevant to marketers and to the business. 

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