Interim Responsible Business Director (6 months, November 2022 - May 2023), Kingfisher plc

Board Trustee (2015 - 2022) at climate change charity Possible

Founder and Board Trustee (2018 - 2022), Gemfields Foundation

Senior independent advisor to minerals supply chain consultancy, Levin Sources (2018 - ongoing)

Partner Consultant to risk consultancy, Trubshaw Cumberlege (2022 - ongoing)

Director, Highpoint Estate Management & Freehold ltd (2022 - ongoing)

Creator of Corporate Responsibility Committee (ExCo), co-convened and chaired with Company Secretary, ITV plc

Group Sustainability Committee (Board) co-convener and agenda-setting, Sainsbury’s.

Environment Committee (ExCo), convener and secretariat, Sainsbury’s.

Risk & Audit Committee (Board) standing attendee, Gemfields.

Sustainability, Health, Safety & Security Committee (Board) convener and agenda-setter and secretariat, Gemfields.

Establishment of Risk & Ethics Committee (ExCo), convenor and co-Chair, Gemfields.

Responsible Business Committee (Board), co-convener, agenda-setting and attendee, Kingfisher plc.

Group Climate Committee (ExCo), convener, agenda-setting and attendee, Kingfisher plc.

Founder and Trustee, Gemfields Foundation.

Founder member, Gemstone & Jewellery Community Platform.

Board Trustee, Possible (Climate change charity).

Finance & Fundraising Committee member, Possible

Remuneration Committee member, Possible

Investor meetings and roadshows with CEO and Chairman; participating in round-table discussions with analysts and stewardship teams, ITV plc, Sainsbury’s, Gemfields and Kingfisher plc.

Public affairs engagements (Sainsbury’s, Gemfields); civil servants (UK and EU), Members of Parliament and Secretaries of State, Ambassadors, Special Envoys.

NGO engagement and stakeholder relations (Sainsbury’s, PwC, Gemfields, Kingfisher plc); Strategy co-creation, tactical response and critical-friend relationship management with WWF, Greenpeace, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Woodland Trust, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, Search for Common Group, Natural Resources Governance Institute, Responsible Jewellery Council, Voluntary Principles for Security & Human Rights.

Conservation partnerships, establishing terms of reference and funding relationships to further conservation aims (Gemfields); Zambia Carnivore Project, Niassa Lion Project.

Litigation response and reputational management, resulting from high-profile and public class-action law suit (Gemfields); liaison with litigator (Leigh Day) and defence teams (Simmons & Simmons)

ITV corporate responsibility strategy, disclosure and partnership with auditors to ensure correct and evidenced delivery proof-points.

Sainsbury’s 20x20, 10-year £1bn costed corporate responsibility strategy framework. Co-creation with a range of NGO stakeholders and internal delivery teams, communication to suppliers and sign off by Group Investment Committee, ExCo and Board.

PwC practice-lead P&L management and in-country advisory strategy-setting, exceeding P&L target by 20%. Regional leadership (South East Asia) to country office sustainability & climate change advisory practices. Partnership with Audit, M&A and Risk Governance teams.

Gemfields corporate responsibility strategy framework setting, field-team establishment, management of social and environmental programme, oversight of health & safety, introduction of risk management and policy governance systems.

Kingfisher plc 6-month fast-track interim team-leadership role stabilising and enhancing Responsible Business strategy.

Introduction of Enterprise Risk Management framework, approach, policy, strategic and operational review process with operating companies, ExCo and Board, Gemfields

Risk & Audit Committee (Board) standing attendee, Gemfields.

Establishment of Risk & Ethics Committee (ExCo), convenor and co-Chair, Gemfields.

Oversight of Responsible Business risks, Kingfisher plc.

Charity governance risk management oversight, Possible

Corporate responsibility and ethics policy development, engagement and annual review, ITV

Environmental policy development, engagement and annual review, Sainsbury’s

Group-wide policy system and framework establishment, oversight and owner of policy for risk, sustainability, health & safety, environment, human rights, security. Responsible for annual review cycle and internal engagement to address business critical gaps, Gemfields

Policy oversight for a suite of Responsible Business policies. Key stakeholder to annual policy review process, Kingfisher plc

Charity governance, Trustee annual policy review process (financial, reserves, risk, theory of change), Possible

Corporate responsibility teach-in to C-Suite and Board, ITV

Environmental sustainability and climate change presentations and business case pitch to Group Investment Committee, ExCo and Board, Sainsbury’s

Pitch presentations to top-tier consulting client senior management, PwC

One-to-one dialogue on sustainability and ESG with Chairs, Board, and C-Suite of ITV, Sainsbury’s, top-tier consulting clients, Gemfields and Kingfisher plc

Bi-Annual Board and ExCo dialogue, workshop facilitation and outcomes driven consultations on Enterprise Risk System; risk tolerance, principle risks and Board-ownership, Gemfields

Annual performance and remuneration dialogue with Senior Leadership team, Possible