Stéphane PedenGeneral Manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Taiwan (CCIFT)

Holder of a Master of Management Europe-Asia Stéphane Peden took his first steps in Taiwan in 2006 during a university exchange in Kaohsiung and an internship in Taipei 101. He then pursued an academic and professional experience in Beijing for 2 years before returning to France where he becomes district Manager for Lidl in charge of 5 supermarkets.

In 2010, the Labosport company invited him to come back to Taiwan to work on a project to create a Sports track and field Testing Laboratory. The Laboratory was finally established in Guangzhou and not in Taiwan. In 2011, he then decided to start his own entrepreneurship project with his trading company "Path of Wellness" and joined the Chamber of Commerce adventure part time.

Following the development of Chamber of commerce and taking advantage of the newly established business center, Stéphane Peden is also dedicated to enhance business support services and company set up services. It was in June 2014 that he was then appointed Deputy Director of the CCIFT.  Since March 2017, Stéphane Peden has been director of the France Taiwan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFT).