Director Global PartnershipsUnilever Global
Katja Freiwald has been working with Unilever for over 10 years and has built her career around a broad expertise in consumer/ B2B marketing and sales. Within Unilever´s Chief Sustainability office she is now the Global Director, Partnerships and Advocacy responsible overseeing Unilever´s programmes on women´s economic empowerment and enhancing livelihoods across Unilever´s value chain. Her areas of expertise include inclusive business modelling, blended-finance, financial inclusion, women´s economic empowerment and enhancing livelihoods in agricultural value chains.
Katja uses her business acumen and partnerships expertise to develop innovative partnership models delivering sustainable impact for business and society.
She is managing various transformational partnerships with different iNGOs, UN agencies, social enterprises, impact investors and other private sector companies to create the greatest possible joint impact. Examples are UN Women, Oxfam, Acumen, Vital Voices etc. .
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa