Alessandra Bellini

Alessandra Bellini has a diverse and extensive work experience in the advertising and marketing industry. Alessandra is currently serving as the President of the Advertising Association since October 2021. Prior to that, they were a member of WACL (Women in Advertising & Communications London) starting from January 2018.

Alessandra also held key positions at Tesco PLC, where they served as the Chief Customer Officer from March 2017 to September 2023. Additionally, they served as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Teens Unite Fighting Cancer from April 2019 to September 2022.

Alessandra'searlier experience includes significant roles at Unilever, where they held positions such as VP North America Food and MD USA from July 2016 to February 2017, Vice President Brand Development North America from February 2012 to July 2016, HPC Business Director at Unilever Italia from September 2006 to September 2009, Central & Eastern Union Marketing Director at Unilever - Home & Personal Care from May 2002 to July 2005, and Marketing Manager Oral Care at Unilever HPC from 1999 to 2002.

Before their tenure at Unilever, Alessandra worked as a Client Services Director at Lintas - Still Price Court Twivy D Souza - Amirati Puris Lintas from April 1986 to January 1996. Alessandra also had a borsista Assap role at J WT in their early career from 1984 to 1986.

Alessandra Bellini attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education in 2016, where they pursued a degree in "Leading Global Businesses." Prior to this, they studied at Luigi Cremona from 1979 to 1983. In 1982, Alessandra also participated in an intercultural exchange program as an exchange student at Cardinal Newman High School.