Our team

The UICC Team is composed of over 40 passionate individuals eager to make a difference in the fight against cancer.

The UICC Team at the World Cancer Congress 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland

The headquarter of UICC is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Chief Executive Officer
Cary Adams - Biography

Chief Operating Officer
Maria Barbara Leon

Knowledge, Advocacy and Policy
Sonali Johnson
Shalini Jayasekar-Zürn
Yannick Romero
Rosie Tasker
Zuzanna Tittenbrun

Capacity Building
Kirstie Graham
Fanny Bauer
Alessandro Di Capua
Sally Donaldson
Annah Espejo
Serena Forni
Rosanne Lamplough
Lua Nazerian
Marta Pazos
Esther Peev
Sabrina Zucchello

Communications and Marketing
Nicole Engelbrecht
Nina Caleffi Scaletscky
Céleste Fontanet
Eric Grant
Janine Huguenin
Alexandra La Guardia
Vicky Oettel
Charles Andrew Revkin

Congress and Events
Céline Francina
Yani Amar
Ronan Carella
John Lawlor

Membership Development
Muriel Auclaire
Laura Fernandez Diaz 
Shirine Straumann

Partnership Development
Bijoya Banerjea
Jessica Clerc
Maarten de Winter
Martina Piras
Maribeth Walker

Finance and Administration 
Maria Barbara Leon
Emily Joynes
Minh Nguyen
Cindy Ray
Guillaume Roth
Viran Silva

 

Interested in joining our team?

Visit our employment section

The UICC Team pose for a fun photos at the World Cancer Congress 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland
The UICC Team pose for a fun photo at the World Cancer Congress 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland (18-20 October)
 

 

Staff picture for WAAW
UICC Staff "go blue" to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 (18-24 November).

 

 

 

UICC Staff at the 2019 World Cancer Leaders' Summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
UICC Staff members at the World Cancer Leaders'
Summit 2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (15-17 October)
 

 

UICC's Congress and Events team working on the first virtual-only World Cancer Leaders' Summit in November 2021
UICC's Congress and Events team working on the first virtual-only World Cancer Leaders' Summit in November 2021
Participants at the World Cancer Congress 2018 cheering

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is the oldest and largest global membership organisation dedicated to the fight against cancer. UICC is the largest international cancer organisation representing all cancer types, across the cancer care continuum. 

Caregiver talking to a woman who has just received cancer treatment

Cancer control aims to reduce the incidence, morbidity and mortality of cancer and to improve the quality of life of cancer patients in a defined population, through the systematic implementation of evidence-based interventions for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and supportive care.

2022 UICC Annual Report

Find out more about UICC's activities by reading our annual reports.

UICC's awards

UICC has received or been shortlisted for a number of awards recognising its efforts in improving its various services to its members, partners and the general cancer community.

UICC Staff do a 5k walk together to mark World Cancer Day 2023

UICC plays a unique and important role in the global cancer and health communities. 

UICC staff at work

At UICC, issues of equity and gender equality in global health are embedded in the core functioning and vision of the organisation.

Medical staff looking at some files

TNM (“Tumour”, “Nodes”, “Metastases”) cancer staging system is a globally recognised standard and unified system for classifying the extent of spread of cancer.

Last update

Monday 05 June 2023

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