Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Over 15 years of experience working in corporate affairs, specialising in government relations, stakeholder engagement, public-private partnerships and communications. Fluent in 5 languages. English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. # Broad knowledge base ranging from Public Private Partnerships, #GovernmentRelations, Corporate and Internal Communications, to Media Relations, Stakeholder Mapping, C-Suite Management and Crisis Management; #Congress and event planning and execution # Delivered multiple successful external engagement strategies within Europe and Asia Pacific; # Experience in the pharmaceutical, Tech and healthcare sectors; #Polyglot - fluent in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian both written and spoken # Strong interpersonal skills: ability to work with multicultural and diverse teams at global and local level; # Adaptive learner with the ability to cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Advocating and driving Sandoz positions on key policy topics and issues in international organizations including WHO, WTO, WIPO, WEF and OECD as well as trade associations that are a priority from a company’s global perspective; - Preparing briefs for Sandoz internal stakeholders including the Chairman, the CEO and other Leadership members on key developments in Swiss politics and industry associations as relevant from a company’s global perspective and international organizations in scope to support internal decision making; - Representing Sandoz in standing working groups and private sector committees of key Swiss-based trade organizations and advocating for Sandoz policy positions in close alignment with the Sandoz Head of Global Policy, the Sandoz Global Head of Public Affairs and External Engagement and the Sandoz Chief Corporate Affairs Officer as well as other Sandoz stakeholders; - Bringing feedback from associations and international organizations and broader societal expectations on Sandoz into the company’s internal advocacy process and liaising with other functions; - Providing input into the development of Sandoz global policy, including initiating new policies.
- Developed the strategy and tactical plan for government and corporate affairs activities, aligned to the site priorities and in accordance with headquarters in New Jersey, USA; - Represented and led company’s engagement with key external stakeholders and industry organizations including Interpharma, economiesuisse and scienceindustries; - Managed all external government relations activities for the Boudry site in close collaboration with global corporate affairs teams; - Aligned with commercial, medical affairs, market access, regulatory and legal functions to ensure strategic fit across company and positioning in Switzerland; - Drafted compelling briefing documents for Senior Management at a local and global level ahead of government engagements; - Project management including budgeting and communicating with external agencies.
- Built and maintained strategic relationships with key government bodies, ministers and policy makers in Switzerland for partner companies within the healthcare sector; - Established and maintained close collaborative working relationships with public sector stakeholders (NGOs including United Nations, Global Fund and World Health Organization) on behalf of private companies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore; - Built an advocacy platform for healthcare companies focused on gaining exposure within the Swiss market; - Monitored and evaluated key business and political developments, media reports and policy changes that impact Asia Pacific stakeholders and the Forum’s overall funding strategy for the region; - Liaised with international media outlets to facilitate the delivery of key messaging for specific projects in the region.
- Managed and cultivated strategic relationships with key government leaders in Europe; - Developed engagement plans in collaboration with the Europe Business Team to deliver value to existing and potential partner companies; - Engaged Senior Ministers and Ambassadors on projects focused on private sector investment; - Developed and frequently engaged Swiss Embassies in European countries on behalf of the World Economic Forum to brief on latest activities and projects in the region; - Liaised with international media outlets to facilitate the delivery of key messaging in Europe.
- Researched and synthesized industry-specific trends impacting leading multinational companies; - Ensured consistent quality communications with C-suite executives and senior representatives; - Provided briefing material for the Head of the Consumer Industry Team in the lead up to annual and regional meetings hosted by the World Economic Forum.