Grant Champions: Creating Pathways to Dignity and Opportunity

In this second installment of our series, we shine a light on P&G Alumni who are transforming lives across Europe. Through mentorship, strategic leadership, and unwavering purpose, these Grant Champions are delivering sustainable impact—equipping young people, empowering women, and uplifting underserved communities. They embody the spirit of the P&G Alumni Foundation: purpose in action.

Unlocking Potential |Associazione Centro ELIS, Italy
Champion: Virginia Filippi
Former P&G Consumer Relations and Sales leader Virginia Filippi has turned her expertise into a powerful force for vocational training. As Chairperson of the Board of CEDAL, part of the ELIS network, she has helped grow the organization’s team from 110 to 500—nearly half of them women.

“I wanted to return the skills I gained over 12 years at P&G.” – Virginia Filippi
Together with alums Patrizia Gabellini and Luigi De Costanzo, Virginia is helping young Italians build meaningful, sustainable careers.

Empowering the Visually Impaired | Trust to Achieve, Switzerland
Champion: Amaury Marchandise
Amaury Marchandise, a 20-year veteran of P&G CBD, leads Trust to Achieve, a nonprofit unlocking professional opportunities for the visually impaired. Since 2019, he’s served as President—creating a vibrant network of 50+ blind and visually impaired professionals.

“VIPs – Visually Impaired Persons – are an untapped talent pool. We’re bridging the gap between ability and opportunity.” – Amaury Marchandise
With support from Thibault Trancart, a blind P&G Brand Manager and TtA board member, the organization is reshaping what workplace inclusion truly means.

Restoring Lives | Nuovo Orizzonti, Italy
Champions: Enrico D’Onofrio & Marinella Rivitti
P&G alums Enrico D’Onofrio and Marinella Rivitti are guiding young Italians recovering from addiction back toward hope. Through Nuovo Orizzonti, they’ve applied their P&G skills in finance, marketing, and strategic development—while serving as active Board members and donors.

“It’s about creating opportunities where there was once only a disadvantage.” – Enrico D’Onofrio
Their work is helping rebuild lives—and futures—through compassion, structure, and the power of purpose.

Creating Bright Futures | Young Enterprise, United Kingdom
Champion: Kevin Williams
P&G Alum Kevin Williams has been active in YE’s Company Programme in Surrey for over 2 decades. Young Enterprise (YE) is the UK’s leading enterprise education charity, creating a connected world of young people, business volunteers and educators inspiring each other to succeed through enterprise. Kevin is an active volunteer serving as a business advisor and a current member of the YE Surrey Board. Kevin is instrumental in overseeing the programme in Surrey and active in the recruitment of many P&Ger’s (employees & alumni) as business advisers. 

Stay tuned for Part 3, where we’ll head to Africa and the Middle East, spotlighting more Grant Champions harnessing their P&G experiences to ignite change and empower communities worldwide.