Experience

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  International Air Transport Association (IATA)

  • Switzerland
  • Airlines and Aviation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Manager Regional Engagement, Environment & Sustainability Division

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    Maintain ongoing interaction with IATA regional and policy offices with a view to ensuring effective coordination between the development of IATA environment and sustainability policy and programs globally and their delivery at the regional level

  • Head, Senior Vice President Office, Member and External Relations/Environment & Sustainability

    • Sep 2018 - Dec 2021

    Supported the SVP with internal and external engagements by providing presentations, briefing notes, factsheets and other preparatory materialsCoordinated intra‐divisional matters, ensure the efficient flow of information with other parts of IATAProject managed elements of the agenda for the IATA World Air Transport SummitManaged the governance of the International Airline Training Fund (IATF), including relations between IATA and the IATF and in particular relations with the IATF CouncilSupported the SVP in setting-up a new Environment & Sustainability division including operational and substantive elementsCoordinated the preparation of Board reports on airline industry achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2050 and AGM FlyNetZero decision

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  International Chamber of Commerce

  • France
  • International Trade and Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Executive Director - Department of Policy and Business Practices

    • 2012 - 2017

    Shaped and led a multicultural and multidisciplinary team of 25 people.Oversaw all of ICC's policy development: recommendations to government, practical tools and rules for business worldwide and across sectors to facilitate international business transactions.Managed ICC's policy interface with international organisations, in particular United Nations agencies and the World Trade Organization to ensure their integration of the priorities of the world business community.Developed a strategy and priorities for the organisation within ICC's Executive Board.Ensured the quality of ICC's recommendations to the G20 and the Business 20 (B20), the evaluation of the implementation of these recommendations by the G20, and the measurement of countries' openness to trade and investment.

  • Deputy Director - Department of Policy and Business Practices

    • 2000 - 2012

    Prepared ICC's contribution to the B20's recommendations to the G20 on trade and investment; in a lead role in 2012 during the Mexican G20 cycle (2013 WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, 2016 G20 Guiding Principles for Investment Policymaking).Produced ICC recommendations on trade and investment issues towards the WTO Doha Round.

  • Policy Manager - Trade, investment and customs

    • 1997 - 2010

    Broadened ICC's issue coverage to include corporate social responsibility: prepared the ICC's first recommendations on corporate responsibility, contributed to the United Nations Global Comact (including the 10th Principle on anti-corruption) and to the UN's work on business and human rights, and represented ICC in the development of the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility.

  • Assistant Policy Manager - Customs, trade and investment

    • Aug 1996 - 1997

    Led ICC's work on customs and trade facilitation.

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  Business Council of Canada

  • Ottawa, Canada

  • Advisor

    • Feb 1990 - Apr 1996
    • Ottawa, Canada

    Strengthened the Council's influence with the Canadian government, other institutional targets including the media, the diplomatic corps, think tanks, national and foreign business organisations, and public opinion on issues of constitutional reform, economic competitiveness, trade policy, and public finance.