David Coleman joined Mars in July 2015 as Vice President of Public Affairs Europe. As a member of the Mars Public Affairs Leadership Team, he leads the Brussels-based Government Relations Service Center Team. In this capacity, he leads, directs and supports Mars’ approach to the EU Institutions, generally and specifically on issues relevant to one or more of the business segments of Mars (e.g. Pet Care, Confectionary, Food). Mr Coleman has 20 years of experience representing business at an EU level, 15 years of which have been for industry-leading food and foodservice companies. His areas of expertise range from -among others – consumer information systems to sustainability issues, led by a desire to create mutual outcomes with stakeholders through corporate diplomacy.

David Coleman holds a degree in Law and a Postgraduate Masters degree in EU Law and was a Blue Book Trainee in the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Public Health and Consumer Protection, David Byrne. He is an Irish national, educated in both Ireland and France.Previously she worked for the European Data Protection Supervisor in Brussels as a legal and policy officer, advising on the legislative process of the GDPR, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement. She holds a PhD in Law with a thesis on the rights of the data subject in EU data protection law and an LLM in Human Rights.