Born in The Netherlands, Stephan gained a master’s degree in econometrics, then joined Unilever as a marketing trainee. After fifteen years in their personal care and foods categories, he left to help build global marketing consultancy EffectiveBrands, which was eventually sold to the consulting division of Kantar. Three years at Interbrand in New York City as Chief Strategy Officer followed before he joined PepsiCo in New York as Chief Consumer Insights Officer, where he’s been for the past six years. Married with four children, he and his wife are getting used to being empty nesters now that their youngest child has left home to study abroad. His favorite hobby is rowing, which involves getting up at horrible times like 5am.
