John Bee Email & Phone Number

Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vd, Ch

Corsier, Vaud, Switzerland

Board Member, AOAC Africa • June 2021- Present, based remotely in SwitzerlandMember of the executive board of the Organisation of Analytical Chemists‘ Africa section. Professional association representing analytical chemists in the region, with specific focus on food safety and regulatory harmonisation. Principal areas of strategic counsel include advocacy, stakeholder mapping and communications strategy.international organisations.

Switzerland

Senior advisor with 35 years experience in global corporate communications, regulatory affairs and CSR / Shared Value strategies for leading international organisations. Extensive familiarity with International Organisations with a particular focus on Sub Saharan Africa and the Continental Free Trade Area.

Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland

Global Advocacy Projects ManagerRedesign and overhaul of the company’s global approach to advocacy, devising and refining worldwide advocacy strategy with headquarters senior management and functional experts, together with key markets. Securing broad buy in and rolling out across the organisation, including the design and implementation of training resources for capacity building in advocacy expertise at all levels. Leveraging the relationships built with pan African organisations in previous role with global institutions (for example UN Agencies) on topics of global strategic significance.

Abidjan

Coordination and alignment of regulatory affairs teams in three sub-Saharan African markets covering 48 African countries with global strategic priorities; building relations with regulatory authorities in regional and pan-African organisations. Building strong internal consensus across global, regional and market teams and functions, translating global advocacy strategies into the African context; and providing insights on the African regulatory and advocacy environment to global leadership.

Vevey, Switzerland

Highlights/Achievements: Positioned Nestlé in the forefront of corporate responsibility by designing and managing hard-hitting communications in support of the company’s Creating Shared Value focus. Delivered GRI A+ accreditation standard societal reporting. Coordinated and managed key company communications and stakeholder events. Prepared global Chairman and CEO event participation, writing their speeches, and developing their presentations. Positioned the company within Creating Shared Value in alignment with the Harvard-led Shared Value Initiative. Managed large budgets. Produced 9 major social reports, outlining the company’s societal operations landscape influence on topics such as water, nutrition and rural development, as well as the entire value chain. Established a global Creating Shared Value Forum that launched at the UN in New York, and led the company’s participation in other global forums, including the quadrennial International Congress of Nutrition. Developed internal Shared Value courses, and led Shared Value embedding workshops. Managed 4 direct reports, and provided advice across the company’s communicator market network.

Zurich, Switzerland

Highlights/Achievements: Created Knowledge Management’s policies, practices and operations through market networks. Established Adecco as the primary thought leadership organization globally through the development of a related corporate media relations programme. Employed the Internet and Intranet as market leadership tools, and developed a global Internet and Intranet design standard through an innovative design concept. Produced a European and US internal photographic model competition to identify the ‘Face of Adecco’. Identified temporary work as a prime solution to global labour challenges through the creation of a media relations programme in Europe and through a CEO media campaign.

Nyon, Switzerland

Highlights/Achievements: Managed internal communications for local manufacturing, a global R&D facility and the global OTC/consumer health division. Organized and executed an internal event to target corporate social responsibility and establish team synergies. Managed a large division’s structural reorganization communications. Instituted an Internal platform and e-Zine.

London

Leading 12-strong communications team for UK’s leadingoutsourcing plc with divisional P&L responsibility. Highlights/Achievements: Developed comprehensive group function and client communications. Created a profitable communications consultancy that reduced group dependence, grew its portfolio competency and boosted its reputation with global brands, as well as current communications clients. Contributed to new business development with major brands, including British Communications, TXU and American Express.

London, United Kingdom

Highlights/Achievements: Led the Beefeater Restaurant and Pub subsidiary media and issue management programmes. Conceived of an award-winning UK banana industry campaign.

London, United Kingdom

Leading team (4) within top 20 UK public relations consultancy. Highlights/Achievements: Designed and deployed consumer and B2B media relations campaigns for H J Heinz & CO. Ltd. Formulated issue-based promotional programmes for Weight Watchers in alignment with Heinz Healthy Eating brand and Heinz Infant Feeding business. Oversaw crisis and issue management, as well as internal change communications related to Heinz’s acquisition of Farley’s Baby Foods.

London, United Kingdom

Highlights/Achievements: Designed B2B and business media campaigns for major brand manufacturers and government agencies, including RHM Foods and Food from Britain.

London And Warrington, United Kingdom

Highlights/Achievements: Developed advertising and public relations campaigns for clients such as Lyons Biscuits.

London, United Kingdom

Played a key role as a client contact, and designed an electronic media dictionary.