Linda Wegelin is a dynamic marketing professional with several years of experience in the sustainability sector, particularly in uncovering environmental hotspots along supply chains. As a business strategist she takes decisions with both an environmental conscious and a customer-centric approach.
As Group Market Development Manager, Linda’s aim is to build bridges between brands and retailers and to help bring more transparency into their supply chains, therefore promoting consumer confidence in their products.
Working with a number of Fortune 500 corporations she grew to understand the pain points of brands and retailers in the area of corporate responsibility. To strengthen her business acumen on an academic level Linda earned an Executive MBA at Warwick Business School in 2018 and a certificate of advanced studies in Customer Experience Management in 2021. To stay up to date on what the market needs she is currently completing an Executive Education at the University of Cambridge on Circular Economy and Sustainable Strategy as well as a course on Sustainable Fashion at the Copenhagen Business School.
About the Company/ Organisation
TESTEX is a globally operating, independent Swiss testing and certification organisation with focus on textile and leather testing. Founded in 1846 and originally known as the “Seidentrocknungsanstalt Zurich”, the TESTEX Group now operates more than 30 branches with more than 300 employees worldwide from its head office in Zurich. TESTEX is a member institute of the OEKO-TEX® Association and the official representative in Australia, Canada, the P.R. China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, South Korea, Taiwan, Mauritius and Madagascar.