# Stephan Czypionka

> Stephan Czypionka is an Austrian global marketing executive whose career has moved from Orange Austria and The Coca-Cola Company to CJ Foods, with leadership assignments across Europe, Latin America, the Philippines, Africa, Singapore, and South Korea. He helped develop and launch Coca-Cola Life, led a brand turnaround in the Philippines, standardized Coca-Cola marketing-performance measurement across more than 250 markets, and has worked to make bibigo locally relevant while retaining its Korean identity. His operating philosophy combines purchase-intent data, cultural curiosity, and fast local execution - a pattern he also studies through a personal TikTok project cataloging hundreds of palm species.

- **Role:** Global CMO and advisor to CJ Foods
- **Organizations:** CJ Foods, CJ CheilJedang, The Coca-Cola Company, Orange Austria
- **Nationality:** Austrian
- **Education:** University of Vienna, MBA, Polytechnic University of Madrid
- **Known for:** Co-developed Coca-Cola Life and led its first market launch in Argentina in 2013., Helped deliver a Coca-Cola brand turnaround in the Philippines by reconnecting with a key consumer demographic., Introduced a standardized marketing measurement suite spanning more than 250 Coca-Cola markets.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Began his marketing career at Orange Austria.
- **2005** — Joined The Coca-Cola Company, initially working in brand management for the Alpine region.
- **2010-2013** — Moved into Latin American leadership, overseeing flavor brands including Fanta and Sprite.
- **2013-2015** — Served as marketing leader for Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay and led the market launch of Coca-Cola Life in Argentina.
- **2015-2019** — Led marketing in the Philippines, where CJ later credited him with helping turn the market into one of Coca-Cola's fastest-growing.
- **2019-2021** — Led Coca-Cola marketing across Southern, East, and Central Africa.
- **2021-2023** — Served as Coca-Cola's Global Vice President of Marketing Performance and Strategy and helped standardize marketing measurement across more than 250 markets.
- **2023** — Appointed Global Chief Marketing Officer of CJ Foods, the global food business unit of CJ CheilJedang.
- **2026** — Presented at FBIF 2026 as Global CMO and advisor to CJ Foods on building marketing engines for Asian companies' global growth.

## Achievements

- Co-developed Coca-Cola Life and led its first market launch in Argentina in 2013.
- Helped deliver a Coca-Cola brand turnaround in the Philippines by reconnecting with a key consumer demographic.
- Introduced a standardized marketing measurement suite spanning more than 250 Coca-Cola markets.
- Helped consolidate ten bibigo product categories into four focus buckets to sharpen global priorities.
- Led global brand-building work around bibigo partnerships including Seventeen, Squid Game, KCON, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Contributed to bibigo's refreshed identity and global storytelling during the period in which the brand won an iF Design Award in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Shared results from his @palmstip TikTok experiment after cataloging more than 300 palm species, using the project to explain how recognizable content earns attention.
- **2026-04** — Spoke at FBIF 2026 in China about how Asian companies can build the operating systems, capabilities, talent, and brand assets required for global growth.
- **2026-02** — Discussed his cross-cultural career and bibigo's global scaling strategy in a Beyond the Brief interview focused on curiosity, data, local adaptation, and digital transformation.
- **2025-05** — Commented on bibigo's 2025 iF Design Award and the brand's intention to share Korean food stories with consumers worldwide.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cj.co.kr/en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-czypionka-cmo
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@palmstip

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Last updated: 2026-08-14