GAN Secretariat

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

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)