Steven Debrabandere holds the position of President Director / Managing Director for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

He started his career in 2000 with Procter & Gamble in Brussels as part of the Management Trainee program. In the first 9 years, Steven has held several roles in both the Sales Department as well as the Marketing department before ending up in a Sales leadership role within the Benelux Management board. Subsequently, he moved to Geneva into a Global leadership role within P&G Prestige responsible for the global market strategy of the Fine Fragrances & Cosmetics businesses of Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Hugo Boss.

In 2013, Steven decided to continue his career with Reckitt and to move to Moscow as Sales Director Russia/Belorussia, responsible for all RB health, Hygiene & home categories. After three years, he moved further east and became the Managing Director for Reckitt Benckiser Indonesia, where he has also led the integration of MeadJohnson into RB.

In 2019, he moved to the Food industry by taking the managing director role for KraftHeinz Indonesia/Papua New Guinea and leading the growth of the ABC Indonesian heritage brand & production facilities for Indonesia and the exports business. From Belgium, over Switzerland to Russia and now Indonesia, Steven’s career path has not only given him the opportunity to travel and experience the world, but also the experience of learning to work with different cultures and people. At the same time, this gave him the opportunity to clearly understand the differences amongst the consumers in various markets and importantly on how to connect with them.