WEC Europe Supervisory Board

Gordon Bedford is the Chief SHE Officer of Roche, based in Basel, Switzerland.  His responsibilities include safety, security, health, environmental sustainability, compliance and business continuity. Gordon started his career in the British Army, before moving to PepsiCo in the UK. In 2009 he relocated to Australia / New Zealand as head of supply chain, before becoming head of EHS for PepsiCo across Asia Pacific. In 2015 he joined Mattel Inc as Global Head of EHS and Corporate Social Responsibility based in Hong Kong, with a particular focus in China, Asia, North America, Central America and Europe. In 2017, Gordon moved back to Europe as Global Head of EHS Resilience at Novartis. In addition to resilience, he led Novatis’s EHS technical operations, strategy and innovation teams.  In 2022, he moved to his current role at Roche. Gordon is a visionary leader who understands how to integrate EHS to create value in large, complex organizations. Outside of work, Gordon is an experimental (and occasionally successful) chef.  He is inspired by travel, particularly by motorbike, and experiencing diverse cultures – his current bucket list includes South America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Nordics and Eastern Europe. Gordon is also a Board Member of Lensational, a charity supporting the financial and emotional empowerment of women through photography