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Virginie Helias

Birthplace
Paris, France

Education
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Paris, 1988

Date Joined P&G
May, 1988

Virginie Helias

Chief Sustainability Officer

With more than thirty years in brand management and innovation, Virginie has broad experience across multiple categories, which has built her skills in global to local brand management. She has worked on several of P&G’s high-profile brands, including Pantene, Ariel/Tide and Pampers. Virginie has extensive international experience, having been based in France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States.

Today, Virginie serves as P&G’s Chief Sustainability Officer, where her mission is to develop the company’s strategies and goals on sustainability and operationalize them across businesses and regions.

Birthplace

Paris, France

Education

Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Paris, 1988

Date Joined P&G

May, 1988

Year Positions Held
2019 Chief Sustainability Officer
2016 Vice President, Global Sustainability
2012 Global Sustainability Brand Director
2011 Sustainability and Digital Director, Household Care, Europe
2005 Marketing Director, Western Europe Ariel Franchise Innovation
2003 Marketing Director, Fabric Care, France/Benelux
2001 Marketing Director, Feminine Care, Western Europe
1997 Marketing Director, Global Strategic Planning, Laundry
1996 Marketing Manager, Broadening Assignment, Sales Organization
1994 Marketing Manager – Hair Care Portfolio, France
1992 Brand Manager, Health and Beauty Care, Pantene, Europe
1990 Brand Manager, Camay, Vidal Sassoon, and Biactol, France
1988 Assistant Brand Manager, Ariel, Pampers, France

Affiliations, Activities and Recognition

  • Non-executive Board Member and Chair, Sustainability Committee, Verallia
  • Advisory Board Member for the Sustainable Brands Organization
  • HEC Business School – Sustainability Masters Class