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
Rosanne Lamplough
Marta Pazos
Mélanie Samson
Sabrina Zucchello

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

Congress and Events
Céline Francina
Yani Amar
Ronan Carella
Gwendoline de la Kethulle

Memberships and Partnerships
Bijoya Banerjea
Muriel Auclaire
Patricia Bertomeu Gomez
Natacha Debbané
Laura Fernandez Diaz 
Karine Hentsch
Shirine Straumann

Finance and Administration 
Maria Barbara Leon
Aynur Asadli
Minh Nguyen
Natasha Mehandroo
Philomène Taylor
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

UICC mission is to unite and support the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to ensure that cancer control continues to be a priority in the world health and development agenda.

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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