Mrs. Stephanie de Heer is Chief Marketing & Member Officer (CMO) and a member of the Leadership Team (LT) at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Stephanie joined WBCSD in September 2022 as Vice President Marketing and Communications. In this role she focused on marketing, communications and events, and was responsible for setting the priorities and strategic positioning goals demonstrating the organization’s leading position in the field of sustainability and business. In January of 2025, Stephanie took on the role of CMO.
In her role as CMO, Stephanie leads the Go to Market portfolio – which includes Communications, Marketing, Account Management & Sales, Membership Support, and Regional Strategy & Business Development. Her focus is on growing and connecting the WBCSD-community of forward-thinking companies across geographies and sectors, creating a trusted network where leaders collaborate, share best practices, measure their performance and business thought- and action leadership is amplified to scale impactful change.
Stephanie began working in the area of sustainability in 2010 at UTZ Certified. As Head of Communications, she was part of the core team that led the merger between UTZ and the Rainforest Alliance (RA), where she took on the role of Senior Director Communications & Marketing. Before joining RA, Stephanie worked at Maussen Communications & Public Relations, an established PR agency in Amsterdam.
Stephanie holds a BA in communications and information science and a MS in communications studies, specializing in intercultural communications, both completed at the University of Utrecht.
Stephanie holds the following Board positions:
- Governing board member, Arctic Basecamp Foundation
- Member of the Board, Questionmark Foundation
