Alexander Clavien

Alexander Clavien is LAVO’s Chief Growth Officer, and Managing Director of LAVO’s German entity (LAVO Germany GmbH).

Alexander leads business development, sales, marketing, and communication, working to define and execute the company's global growth and business expansion strategy.

Before joining LAVO, Alexander worked for three years as an innovation consultant lead for The Coca-Cola Company, facilitating an innovation program focused on enabling, driving, and validating (digital and non-digital) strategic new business growth initiatives for European markets.

Alexander has over ten years of international experience managing strategic partnerships, business development, innovation, marketing, and key account and sales management in various industries. Former employers and clients include, among others, The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola European Partners (now Coca-Cola EuroPacific Partners), SinnerSchrader (now Accenture Song), Serviceplan, diffferent Berlin, KitchenTown Berlin, Dr. Oetker, CISCO/Placetel, Dark Horse Innovation, BookATiger, and Agrarfrost.

Alexander graduated with a Master of Science in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship from the University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law, and completed INSEAD’s Managing Partnerships and Strategic Alliances executive program.