Claire Pinel, Senior Marketing Director, Frontline ASEAN & South Pacific, The Coca-Cola Company

Claire is an international marketing executive with 25 years of experience leading global enterprises through transformations. Currently, she is stewarding the marketing teams across the Asean & South Pacific region enabling excellence in execution to reach next stage of The Coca-Cola Company’s growth. Previously, Claire has held a variety of leadership roles across various FMCG companies (Unilever, Danone, The Coca-Cola Company), across geographies including Europe, Latin America, Asia & Global, dealing with different scales of business. She demonstrated a solid track record of successful and exceptional performance in delivering business growth through building loved brands, developing talent, and networking cross-functionally. Prior to joining this current role, Claire served as Global Senior Marketing Director for the Sports category where she led the portfolio strategy (Powerade, Aquarius & Body Armor), built brand persistent platforms like #PauseisPower for Powerade which won multiple awards in 2022 (Cannes Lions, Clio Awards). Claire graduated from Agro Paris Tech in Paris with a degree in agronomy engineering and business economics. Claire is a strong believer in women’s empowerment in business: she serves as a mentor to emerging women leaders around the globe and she is investing in new entrepreneurial businesses led by women. She is a native French speaker and fluent in English and Spanish.

Claire Pinel

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