Alina Kessel 
Global Client Leader at WPP 

Alina Kessel 

Alina Kessel is a seasoned global executive and non-executive director with over 30 years of experience in advertising and brand building. Culminating in her role as Global Client Leader at WPP, her career has focused on partnering with some of the world's largest companies across diverse consumer-facing industries, driving brand growth and providing strategic counsel to their leadership teams.

With a truly global perspective, Alina has lived and worked in the US, Australia, UK, and Germany, where she served as CEO of two advertising agencies.

Her leadership extends beyond the corporate world. She is a non-executive director on the Board of DS Smith, a FTSE 100 packaging company, and lends her expertise as a Trustee to both Glyndebourne, the world-renowned opera house, and Fight for Sight, a charity dedicated to preventing sight loss.