Brussels 20 September 2016 - Cefic – the Brussels-based EU chemical industry council – has announced the appointment of Cristiana Gaburri as Director of Public Affairs. In her previous role as Cefic’s Director for Advocacy she served the Fine Specialty and Consumer Chemicals cluster. In recognition of her achievements, this new role will broaden her area of responsibility and allow her to bring her expertise across Cefic policy areas.

Cristiana brings strong knowledge of the EU chemical industry, beginning her career as Regulatory Affairs Manager for Procter & Gamble Italy. In this role she built valuable experience in advocacy, strategic planning and comprehensive regulatory affairs from pharma to consumer goods.

In a later appointment as European Director for Governmental Relations at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, she led communication and business interactions with European stakeholders on challenging topics such as safety-efficacy, pricing and medicine reimbursement. Cristiana holds an honours Degree in Chemistry from the University of Perugia and speaks fluent Italian, excellent English and French as well as Spanish.

Contact: Dervla Gleeson, Cefic Media Relations Manager, (dgl@cefic.be)