Alexandra Van de Wiele

CMO & SVP Professional Solutions - EMEA & Asia - Marketing and Category Development at Essilorluxottica

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

Experience

  • EssilorLuxottica (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • CMO & SVP Professional Solutions - Marketing and Category development - EMEA & Asia
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • VP Marketing & Category Development EMEA
      Mar 2022 - Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • VP EU Category Growth Strategy and Integration Programs at Essilor Group
    Mar 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Founder at VW CONSEIL
    Jun 2020 - Mar 2021 · 10 mos

    Consultant in Strategy, Transformation and Management.

  • Mondelēz International (7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Director - Commercial and Marketing - Western Europe
      May 2015 - Jun 2020 · 5 yrs 2 mos

      Define strategies across countries and develop Growth opportunities (E-commerce, Health & Wellness...) to drive sustainable and profitable growth. Transform the organization, including business divesture. Scope : 7 countries (FR, BE, NL, SP, PT, IT, GR) and 3 categories (Biscuit, Chocolate and Gum&Candy) Management : 8 senior roles , team of 250, 2000+ in total

    • Director - Strategy & Transformation - France/Benelux
      Jan 2014 - Apr 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Transform the organization by succeeding in divesting Coffee acctivity and building a new performing business model Scope : FR/BE/NL on Sales, Marketing, HR, Corporate Affairs, Legal, Finance Management : 70 people

    • Director - Strategy - SNACKING & CRM - EUROPE
      Oct 2012 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Build the new Mondelez SNACKING strategy after the spin-off of Kraft activities Scope : EUROPE - 6 categories (Coffee/Chocolate/Biscuit/Cheese/Candy/Chewing-Gum) Management : 50 people

  • Kraft Foods Group (12 yrs)
    • Marketing Director - BISCUIT EUROPE (Indulgence portfolio)
      Jan 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Lead european strategy and restructure industrial Biscuits network Scope : Europe (16 countries) Main brands : Oreo, Milka, Côte d'Or, Mikado, Granola, Prince Management : 100 people in Mkg & R&D ; Main advertising agencies (BETC, DRAFT, PUBLICIS, Y&R)

    • Director, Acceleration Units - BISCUIT CATEGORY - EUROPE
      Mar 2008 - Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Accelerate growth and win in White spaces. Management of Joint-Venture in charge of MIKADO in Europe (former LU&GLICO JV) : P&L, relationships with Japanese partners (GLICO), innovation funnel, advertising model between mature/non mature countries, launch in UK... Management of distribution contract in Germany (Griesson) Develop the strategy to conquer the under exploited child target Scope : Europe (16 countries) & management of local marketing teams and R&D (70 people)

    • Marketing Director - CHOCOLATE - FRANCE
      Feb 2006 - Feb 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      In charge of Strategy and Chocolate Business - Scope : France - Main brands : Milka, Côte d'Or, Suchard, Toblerone... Management of 20 people Turnover of 300M€+ Member of French Executive Board, member of Worldwide MILKA Equity Board (Western Europe rep.)