"Every day brings new and challenging projects, which helps me to learn new skills."

Name: Valérie Moens

Position: Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, North America, Health & Wellness and Issues Management

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Education: Master's in Applied Communications and Public Relations, IHECS (Institut des Hautes Etudes des communications sociales), Brussels; Additional training at the European Institute of Public Affairs and Lobbying, Brussels

Year Joined Kraft Foods: 2004

What I do:
After four years of leading communications initiatives for Kraft Foods in the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg areas, I was offered the opportunity to relocate to Kraft Foods’ headquarters and be part of the North American Corporate Affairs team. In this role, I lead communications initiatives on health & wellness for our North American business. I work across all product categories to identify key issues and opportunities, analyze their impact for our North American business and determine the best way to enhance the company’s reputation.

Why I love my job:
What I enjoy the most in my job is the variety of projects I work on and the people I work with. Every day, I have the pleasure to work with passionate people from different departments from across the company, but also with non-government organizations and trade associations. And every day brings new and challenging projects, which helps me learn new skills.