GAN Leadership
GAN Secretariat
Executive Director, Kathryn Rowan
Kathryn Rowan is a seasoned leader with an exceptional background in human resources and corporate social responsibility, who brings a wealth of experience from her previous role as Vice President of Human Resources, Zone Latin America, and Global Youth Lead at Nestlé. Throughout her career, Ms. Rowan has consistently demonstrated a passion for harnessing the power of business to drive positive change in society. During her tenure at Nestlé, in national, regional, and global roles, she promoted initiatives to strengthen leadership and capability building, diversity, and corporate reputation, while spearheading youth-focused efforts, including the Global Alliance for Youth.
GAN Management Board
Chair of the Board, Laurent Freixe
Laurent Freixe is Chief Executive Officer of Zone Latin America, Nestlé. He was elected Chair of the GAN Board in June 2019, for an initial two-year term which was subsequently extended for a further two years.
Corporate Members
Marc van der Net
Managing Director
Accenture AG
François Rohrbach
General Manager, Switzerland
SVP Human Resources,
Firmenich
Jean Phillipe Courtois
Executive Vice President and President, Global Sales, Marketing & Operations
Microsoft
Christophe Catoir
President
The Adecco Group
Patrick Stolz
Head HR Switzerland and Global Head HR Digital Transformation & Analytics
UBS
Michael Kienle
Global VP of HR Talent Acquisition
L’Oréal
Founding International Organisations
Roberto Suárez Santos
Secretary General
IOE
Sangheon Lee
Director, Employment,
Policies Department
ILO
Stefano Scarpetta
Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
OECD
Hanni Rosenbaum
Executive Director
Business at OECD
Employer and Business Organisations
Juan Pablo Dri
President of the Education and Vocational Training Department
Argentinian Industrial Union (UIA)
Manager
Volkswagen Group Argentina
Dean Luciani
Chair
GAN Australia
Chief Executive Officer
Westvic Staffing Solutions
Hermann Girón
President
Comité Coordinador de Asociaciones Agrícolas, Comerciales, Industriales y Financieras (CACIF)
Whitney Baird
President & CEO
United States Council for International Business (USCIB)