Our leadership

Stephan manages the WFA secretariat, oversees all work carried out on behalf of its members and is the WFA’s main spokesperson. He sits on all WFA public affairs and marketing committees, as well as on the WFA Executive Committee.

Prior to joining WFA, Stephan worked at the United Nations in New York and later in both marketing and management roles at L'Oréal. Combining French and German nationalities, Stephan speaks French, German, English, Dutch and Spanish.

Phil is leading the company’s government and stakeholder relations. Before this, he oversaw public policy and communications across the company’s Europe Sub-Saharan Africa business. Prior to PepsiCo, Phil led the European Retail Round Table, which brought together Europe’s leading retailers on public policy issues, and was also a researcher and lecturer in European politics. He has a master of European Studies in Political Science and Administration from the College of Europe in Belgium and a doctorate in Philosophy in Contemporary European Studies from Sussex University in the UK.

Paul has over 20 years’ experience in FMCG, Consumer Health, Pharma and Consulting industries, with a proven track record in Global, Regional and Local roles, in General Management and Marketing.
Paul is currently CMO for Sanofi Consumer Health, where he was previously SVP Asia Region and VP Latin America Region. Prior to the Sanofi/Boehringer(BI) swap, he was Region Head for BI’s North America & JPAC region and General Manager China and had Marketing and General Management roles with Novartis in Central Eastern Europe and Benelux. Prior to this Paul spent 11 years Reckitt Benckiser, in multiple geographies, before leading one of their Global Powerbrands.
Paul has a passion for leading with Purpose, developing future leaders and building cultures where everyone can be their best self. He is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant, with an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.