Philippe Marmara

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About Philippe Marmara

Global Executive | CMO | CEO | Management Consultant | Executive Coach | Board Member With a distinguished international career spanning leadership roles across marketing, operations, and strategy, Philippe Marmara is a senior executive recognized for driving growth, transformation, and innovation across industries and continents. From Chief Marketing Officer to CEO, President, and General Manager, Philippe has held pivotal positions at iconic global companies, including The Coca-Cola Company and American Express. His expertise bridges both strategic vision and operational excellence, with a track record of success across FMCG, Telecom, Travel, and Lifestyle sectors. He has led projects and teams in over 30 countries, partnering with top-tier brands such as Vodafone, McCain, Unilever, Heinz, AB InBev, Adidas, KLM, ExxonMobil, Zain Telecom, Suntory,JCDecaux, and Pernod Ricard. Philippe is widely respected as a creative, forward-thinking leader and a catalyst for change—renowned for challenging the status quo and delivering transformative results in Innovative Marketing, Revenue Growth Management, Route-to-Market Strategy, and Customer Centricity. Currently, Philippe serves as Senior Partner & Vice President at Globalpraxis Group an international strategy consultancy. He was also a visiting professor at CEIBS Europe, advisory board member at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), and an expert with the Lorange Network. Philippe holds an MBA with Honors from London City University business school (now Bayes BS) as well as a Master’s in Business and Economic Studies from Bordeaux. A native French speaker, he is fluent in English and Italian, with working proficiency in Spanish.