CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it has appointed Stephan Czypionka, former Global Vice President of Marketing Performance at The Coca-Cola Company, as the new global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Czypionka brings a wealth of marketing expertise to CJ's rapidly expanding global food business. Czypionka's extensive marketing career began in 2000 with Orange Austria, and he subsequently joined The Coca-Cola Company in 2005, where he held various marketing leadership roles across diverse markets in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

Before joining CJ, Czypionka was the Global Vice President of Marketing Performance at The Coca-Cola Company. In this role, he redefined the company's marketing performance metrics in over 250 markets. By introducing a globally standardized, measurement suite, he established a more data-driven and effective global marketing organization.

Czypionka has also proven himself an insightful strategist by winning back major markets during his multiple leadership roles worldwide. Notably, in the Philippines, he revitalized the brands by reconnecting with a key demographic, orchestrating a successful turnaround, ultimately making it one of the world's fastest-growing markets. Czypionka graduated from University of Vienna in Austria and earned his MBA from Polytechnic University of Madrid in Spain.