Welcome to the team, Marc van der Liet!

Welcome to the newest member of our team! Marc van der Liet joins LEAD Network as Conference Manager. 

Marc says, "I am delighted to join LEAD Network and support its mission in the CPG & retail sector as advancing diversity is a prerequisite for a more righteous and equal world. Business needs to harness all the resources at their disposal, deriving market insights straight from these employees who happen to be their most important shopper category. Most importantly, putting a halt to discrimination is to build equity. It is the right thing to do. I worked for 15 years at the Paris-based Consumer Goods Forum and have organized several of their conferences. I am excited to help the LEAD Network team deliver a world-class event this autumn for its members, both virtually and in person, in the beautiful capital of France."

Born and raised in The Netherlands, Marc relocated to Paris with a bachelor's degree from Hotelschool The Hague, Hospitality Business School, with traineeships in Belgium and the French West Indies. He joined the Disneyland Paris theme park, pre-opening team. He fulfilled various marketing functions in the decade before transferring to the Consumer Goods Forum, where he progressively held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating as Director of Marketing and Membership. Marc then took a year off to pursue his dream and passion for wine and completed a Master's degree in International Wine Trade at the prestigious Burgundy School of Business in Dijon, France. Since then, he has held different jobs at wineries in Bordeaux and the Languedoc, exporting French wine worldwide.

We all look forward to the contributions Marc will make to our team!  Welcome, Marc!