BIO

Brazilian-born with Italian roots, Anna Valle keeps a steady look into new horizons. Passionate about people, brands, sustainability, market trends and dynamics. Talks beyond today challenges the status quo and projects how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.

As the driving force behind the brands she led with full business ownership, accountable for Marketing, Innovation, Consumer and P&L, this awarded executive with extensive global and domestic experience, marketing and commercial expertise is looking for a holistic and long-term impact on people´s lives as a strong leader.

Round professional strategically oriented for value-creation, decisive leader with full P&L accountability and proven success to innovate, build brands, improve sales, profit and market share for FMCPG industries giants such as Reckitt Benckiser, Danone, Diageo, and amazing founder-led beauty brands like Lumity, Liz Earle, ghd; and she also found her brand: Seeds of Colour. Track record of increasing both top and bottom lines, driving global expansion, through an assertive value chain management with operational improvements, cost management and focus on consumer needs and demand, she is now CEO at Keracol.

Distills the big picture. Understands the existing and future business environment. Self-starter, proactive, fast-paced and independent with a positive attitude. People’s motivator, change and high-performance culture leader.

Anna’s professional purpose is to create sustainable growth strategies, for amazing brands and businesses, and activate them in an inclusive way. She is a global business leader who has worked in 6 countries across emerging and developed markets, different sectors, and diverse cultures. She holds Italian and Brazilian citizenship.

Anna completed an Executive Programme in Corporate Strategy from the MIT Sloan School of Management, the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Programme, and three IMD Programmes: “Winning Sustainability Strategies”,  “Orchestrating Winning Performance” and “The Venture Asset Management”. Anna has been recently appointed to the Board of the Chelsea Physic Garden and The Hepworth Gallery.