Our Team

Lindsay is Director of Executive Programmes at CPSL, a role that includes CPSL's executive seminars, its Masters-Level Cambridge accredited programmes and its portfolio of customised leadership programmes for major corporate and public sector clients. Lindsay has over ten years' experience of developing and delivering programmes that help leaders to respond to global issues in ways that reconcile profitability, competitiveness and long term sustainability. She joined CPSL in 2000 following a previous role as Director of Studies at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, a think tank focused on the future of the financial services sector.

lindsay.hooper@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Beverley works in the executive programmes team, managing delivery of a number of customised programmes, as well as the Sustainability Leadership Programme for the Health Care Sector. She is also working on CPSL’s ecosystems collaboratories project. Before joining CPSL in February 2011, Beverley spent ten years working in the public sector, in local, regional and then national government, most recently working for the Sustainable Development Commission with a particular focus on education, young people and health policy. She recently authored the publication Improving Young People’s Lives: The role of the environment in building resilience, responsibility and employment chances.

beverley.anderson@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Paul Begley joined Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) as a Development Director for Customised Programmes in August 2011 and brings a wide-range of experiences in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development. He has worked with companies, governments, business schools and civil society organisations on issues such as climate change, responsible investment and human resource management. .

Between 2006-2011, Paul was a Manager at AccountAbility, a think-tank for sustainable development. In this role, he led several initiatives to deepen understanding of the “business case” for sustainable development. He worked with the Saudi Arabian government to design and deliver the Saudi Responsible Competitiveness Index, an initiative which combined training, analysis, benchmarking and a prestigious award to help businesses in the Kingdom understand and act on issues such as gender equality, climate change and supply chain management. Paul ran similar processes in China, Turkey, Italy, Greece, South Africa, Spain and South Korea and also provided consulting services for clients such as the King Khalid Foundation, Merck, Saudi Aramco, Microsoft, IBM, State Grid, GE and the Department for Trade in Finland.

Paul has written extensively and his work has appeared in publications including The Times, HR Magazine and Fortune China. He obtained his MSc at the University of Cape Town in 2005.

paul.begley@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Before joining CPSL James supported global firms’ sustainability strategies with primary research and consulting at Verdantix, an independent analyst firm. He started his career researching ecosystem services for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) review and the Natural Capital Project at the University of Cambridge. James holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and a BA Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

james.beresford@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Lucy Bigam joined CPSL in August 2010 and is a Senior Project Manager working in the executive programmes team. Lucy has worked on a range of programmes including The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme, the Sustainability Leadership in the Built Environment Programme as well as some of customised programmes for International clients.

lucy.bigam@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Alex joined CPSL in January 2008 and during this time has worked on a variety of programmes. Most recently she has worked on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business, the Next Economy Project and the Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership. She is responsible for the quality and accreditation processes at CPSL. Alex sits on a number of University of Cambridge Committees. She has previously worked as a Records Manager at Girton College, Cambridge and at the Royal Household as a Records Assistant. Alex holds a BA (Hons) degree in History from Durham University and an MA in Archives & Records Management from the University of Liverpool.

alexandra.brunner@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Jemma Cobbold joined CPSL in 2000 having worked previously in the retail and software industries. She has provided programme and event management support on a number of CPSL's programmes and is currently a Project Manager working on The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme and the Climate Leadership Programme. Jemma holds a degree in Psychology and Drama.

jemma.cobbold@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Leila works as a project manager in the Executive Programmes team, specifically now working on customised programmes with clients. Since joining CPSL she has worked on multiple projects including a climate change training conference with former US Vice-president Al Gore, events on behalf of The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme, the Climate Leadership Programme and the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business. Leila has a degree in Medicine and previously worked as a medical doctor, in the UK and in New Zealand.

leila.coupe@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Before embarking on an academic career Theo spent 15 years working in industry and as a consultant in the fields of environmental management and sustainable development. From 2003 to 2006 he took a career break to undertake research towards a PhD at Cambridge, which involved an investigation into the 'Sustainability Assessment' of mining projects. After another short stint working in industry, Theo returned to Cambridge’s Engineering Department in 2008 as a Senior Research Associate. In this role he oversaw the establishment of an industry-funded research programme into energy efficiency in the built environment, and supervised research by Masters and PhD students. At CPSL Theo's primary responsibility is acting as the Programme Director for the Masters of Studies in Sustainability Leadership.

theo.hacking@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Han Hutton joined CPSL's marketing team in March 2007 to work on Al Gore's Climate Project. Since then he has worked on various projects including The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme. Prior to joining CPSL, Han worked for Borders Books & Music in various roles including events management and marketing. Han holds a BA (Hons) in Art History and enjoys riding and restoring old motorcycles.

han.hutton@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Claire joined CPSL in September 2008 and works as a Project Manager on The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme, the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business and the Climate Leadership Programme. Prior to joining CPSL, Claire spent four years as the Centre Manager of a project for the Born Free Foundation based in South Africa. She was responsible for the management and operations of the project including the fundraising and awareness campaigns. Claire was also responsible for the management and expansion of the education programme. She holds a BA (Hons) from University of Leeds.

claire.joubert@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Charlotte Lawes joined CPSL in July 2011 to work as a Project Coordinator on Accredited Programmes. She has just completed an undergraduate degree in PPS (Politics, Psychology and Sociology) at Cambridge, where her final year dissertation focused on climate change discourses in the UK. She also took papers in Security and Development and Gender, Kinship and Care. As an Officer on the Executive Committee of the Cambridge University Students' Union's Women's Campaign, Charlotte organised events with International Justice Mission UK and the Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development (FORWARD) on sex trafficking and female genital mutilation, respectively. She also facilitated campaigns on sexual health, student outreach and combating violence against women, particularly in universities. During her summers she has previously worked as an intern at Maplecroft, a global risks analysis firm in Bath, where most recently she researched and assessed the climate change innovativeness of global businesses.

charlotte.lawes@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

James is a Project Coordinator at CPSL and is currently working on a range of executive and custom programmes. Prior to this, James worked for a Human Rights and Development NGO where he provided project and research support. He holds an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.

james.rostampour@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Emma joined CPSL in September 2011, taking up the role of Assistant Project Coordinator. Previously, Emma spent six years working for one of the UK’s leading supermarket retailers as a Customer Service Team Leader. At CPSL, Emma is part of the Executive Programmes Team and assists with the delivery of a wide range of executive and custom programmes. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from the Open University.

emma.sivyer@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Janna has recently joined CPSL as a Project Coordinator, working on The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme and the Climate Leadership Programme. Prior to this, Janna worked for China–Britain Business Council on special projects and events, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Deputy Team Leader in the China Bilateral / Internal Team working on policy development with regard to the UK’s diplomatic relationship with China. She holds a BA (Hons) in Tourism Business Management from the University of Birmingham.

janna.tweed@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Aris joined CPSL in May 2011 to work with the Executive Programmes team. His primary responsibility is acting as the Programme Development Director for The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme and the Climate Leadership Programme. Prior to joining CPSL he was a Senior Principal at the NGO think-tank, AccountAbility, where he worked with the private sector and international institutions on sustainability strategies and initiatives. Aris started his career as a news editor and correspondent in Greece and later joined a small brokerage firm before eventually moving to the UK to work for a health charity. He is a trained economist and journalist and holds an MSc in international money and banking from the University of Birmingham.

aris.vrettos@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Jake Reynolds rejoined CPSL in 2011 as Director of Business and Policy Leaders Groups. In this role he is responsible for enabling business leaders to identify system-level solutions to sustainability problems, including with the food, energy and finance industries. Previously Jake was Head of Wellbeing at the Sustainable Development Commission, leading research, advocacy and change on sustainability in public policy. During this time he acted as Senior Adviser to the education and health departments, strengthening their policies on climate change and sustainability more broadly. Jake played a founding role in the UK Government’s Sustainable Schools strategy, and has led research programmes on childhood and wellbeing, including Every Child’s Future Matters, Improving Young People’s Lives, and Fairness in a Car Dependent Society. His work was nominated for a Civil Service Award for outstanding leadership of sustainability in both 2009 and 2010.

Between 1999 and 2004 Jake helped to refocus CPSL’s work on sustainability leadership. He led a number of innovative programmes over this period, including Chronos, Learning Laboratories, and two popular research studies on organisational learning. Prior to that he worked with UNEP-WCMC and the British Government on institutional strengthening projects in India, Kenya, Lebanon, Bahamas and Guyana, and spent two years in the conservation sector in Uganda. This built on a track record of engineering research at the University of Oxford and University of Sussex.

Jake is a Governor of Impington Village College, a large secondary school in Cambridgeshire.

jake.reynolds@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Margaret is co-Director of the Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform, where her work with major multinationals focuses on supply chains and on increasing investor understanding of the risks and opportunities of natural capital. Her extensive experience of the ecosystems and natural capital arena stems from her background as a pollination ecologist. Margaret has led CPSL’s programmes with China by developing and running the Cambridge China Senior Policy-Makers Programme and the China Advanced Development Leadership Programme for senior policy makers. These explored issues such as valuing natural capital, sustainable urbanisation, low carbon technologies, renewable energies and consumer behaviour, and were run at the request of the Central Organisation Department of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee.

Margaret has a business background at senior management level in biotechnology and in management consultancy, and has extensive experience as a business coach working in conflict situations. She has a PhD in pollination ecology and a first degree in environmental sciences.

margaret.adey@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Nicolette Bartlett is a Programme Manager at CPSL, where she currently leads development of the Corporate Leaders Network for Climate Action (CLN), an international network of business leadership groups focused on triggering the shift to low carbon, climate-resilient economies. During the last two and a half years at CPSL, she has managed The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (CLG) and has played a key role in their international initiatives, the Communiqués on climate change, which are seen by many as the definitive statements from the international progressive business community in advance of the UN climate change negotiations. Prior to working at CPSL, Nicolette worked at a London-based recycling consultancy and was a consultant for one of the leading executive coaching and leadership consultancies in Europe. She holds a BSc (Natural Sciences) and an MSc in Human Ecology.

nicolette.bartlett@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Cécile joined CPSL in October 2010. She works as a Project Coordinator for The Prince of Wales's EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (EU CLG) and also supports the Director of the Brussels office on various CPSL programmes. She has previously worked at the European Climate Foundation’s Energy Strategy Center and for the Public Affairs department of Ferrero. Cécile holds a Masters in Public Law and Political Sciences from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

cecile.belivent@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Sandrine Dixson-Declève is the Director of the EU office (based in Brussels) and The Prince of Wales’s EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (EU CLG). Sandrine and her team support CPSL’s programmes by bringing in European expertise on projects delivered in the UK, across the EU and internationally. 

Sandrine is an international expert with over 20 years' experience in environmental, sustainability, energy and fuel policy development and regulatory analysis, with a special focus on how air quality, climate change and vehicle emissions relate to clean conventional and alternative fuels and sustainable energy. She has run and worked for consulting companies and has been the personal advisor to several Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, Governments in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and international organisations including the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and energy and transportation business leaders. She sits on the advisory board of a large African oil company, is the Vice Chair of the European Biofuels Technology Platform and a member of the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Advisory Board.

Read a recent article by Sandrine for the Guardian Professional Network: 'Concentrating on building efficiency is Europe’s new climate-change mantra'.

sandrine.dixson@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Stacy works in the Leaders Group teams managing The Prince of Wales's UK and EU Corporate Leaders Groups on Climate Change, the Low Carbon Schools Collaboratory and the Professional Services Sustainability Initiative. Stacy began her career establishing a non-profit organisation that was a conduit between US hospital systems and charities which served the medical needs in the developing world and created an alternative use in the disposal of medical equipment. In the first year she oversaw 5 international and 20 domestic donations. Stacy went on to work for Village Voice Media in Cleveland and Dallas, Texas running their promotions and marketing departments for the media group's alternative newsweeklies. She gained further international experience working for Harvard University’s Berlin Dialogues – a series of public debates at which scholars, journalists, and decision-makers discussed contemporary political, social, and cultural topics from both an American and a European perspective. Stacy holds a Bachelors of Arts from John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio.

stacy.gilfillan@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Fergus joined the CPSL team in December 2010, as a Project Coordinator working on the Cambridge Ecosystems and Natural Capital Programme and The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (CLG). Prior to CPSL, Fergus worked in catering management and as a freelance stage manager. Fergus studied Multimedia Design HND at The Manchester College and holds a 1st class BA in Event Management from University of Derby.

fergus.kirkpatrick@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Since joining CPSL in 2007, Paul has progressed from marketing and managing events across all of CPSL’s executive programmes to project managing key leaders groups which are tackling the challenges caused by our impact on the planet’s climate and its ecosystems. Much of his time has been involved with several global initiatives established by The Prince of Wales. These include the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change and the ClimateWise insurance industry initiative, both bringing together leaders who recognise the urgent need to respond to the risks posed by climate change to their businesses.

paul.mackie@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Tom has worked on business, biodiversity and sustainability issues across eight different countries. Before joining CPSL he worked as a consultant for the World Bank and also worked for eight years in Indonesia establishing a country programme for the Zoological Society of London focussing on tiger conservation, sustainable palm oil and REDD. Tom did his PhD. on large carnivore and human ecology in Tanzania and has an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

Thomas.maddox@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Fiona joined CPSL in November 2011 to work within the Corporate Leaders team. Her work as Project Coordinator is split between the Corporate Leaders Network and the UK Corporate Leaders Group.

Before joining CPSL Fiona worked as a climate change officer in the public sector, supporting Cambridgeshire County Council’s work to measure and reduce its carbon footprint. Prior to this she worked for three environmental charities as a fundraiser, securing over £6million in grant income for projects in the Uk and internationally. Fiona holds an MSc in botanical surveying from Reading University and a BSc in Biology and Geography from the University of Keele.

fiona.Riggall@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Martin is responsible for the Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform and customised programmes that develop social development leadership focusing on the extractive sector. He has also supported the global travel and tourism industry in its responds to the challenges of climate change and the depletion of natural resources. Martin has extensive experience in the fields of social development and environmental management gained through his work with global business, government and the international NGO sector. He has promoted innovative multi-sector collaboration to deliver major global and national initiatives and influence policy in developed and developing countries. 

During a diverse career Martin has specialised in poverty reduction, water management, food security, agriculture and natural resource management. He has worked for several UK media organisations designing and delivering print and interactive broadcasting content to promote deeper social and environmental understanding. Martin has a passion for promoting lifelong learning to address global sustainability issues.

martin.roberts@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Katharine supports collaborative working amongst the ClimateWise group of insurance companies, including on adaptation to the impacts of climate change, sustainable investment opportunities, and reducing the environmental impact of insurance claims. Katharine has spent the majority of her career working on sustainability issues for the UK Government. Most recently she was an advisor on international climate finance and governance for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). She has also worked for the Department for International Development and the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs and has particular knowledge of incentivising sustainable land use and forestry management. Katharine is a social and political scientist with a Masters in International Natural Resource Management.

katharine.thoday@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Andrew is the Senior Programme Manager for CPSL’s Finance Sector Leaders Groups, working with the insurance, banking and investment industries. For the past 3 years, he has led the Secretariat for ClimateWise , the global insurance industry’s leadership group on climate change ClimateWise, sees insurance companies from across southern Africa, Asia, Europe and North America come together to reduce the risks of climate change through a variety of strategic partnerships and collaborations. Andrew is also closely supporting some of the world’s biggest and most environmentally aware banks from around the world as they seek to stimulate the redirection of capital away from environmentally hostile and towards environmentally beneficial activities, in ways consistent with wider needs to generate returns for owners.

Eliot Whittington is the Director of  The Prince of Wales’s UK Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (UK CLG) – which brings together UK businesses to work towards a step change in policy and action on climate change. He has worked for a number of years in policy and campaigning for UK development charities, including providing climate change policy analysis for Save the Children UK and Christian Aid. Before this he was Christian Aid's Senior UK Political Relations Adviser, leading lobbying work with parliamentarians and political parties, and has also worked on campaigning with the World Development Movement and with Oxfam GB. During his career he has written a number of significant policy reports on subjects such as biofuels and carbon trading, lobbied ministers and officials, worked with parliamentarians to change legislation, organised campaign events that have gained local, national and international media attention and spent some time coordinating a major national campaign in Ethiopia.

eliot.whittington@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Mike is Director of Strategy and Communications at the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CSPL). He has led numerous executive education programmes at Cambridge, including the World Bank Sustainable Development Leadership Programme for senior Bank staff, and the new Sustainability Leadership in the Built Environment Programme in partnership with the UK Green Building Council. In May 2009 he directed the St James’s Palace Nobel Laureate Symposium on climate change that concluded with a Memorandum signed by sixty Nobel Laureates. In 2011, he edited the first in a series of annual reports from CPSL on The State of Sustainability Leadership.

Mike is involved in many other sustainability initiatives, including as a member of the Communications Committee of the Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S), and the International Advisory Board of The Future We Want. He is also a Trustee of the development education charity, Think Global.

mike.peirce@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Emma is the Communications Manager at CPSL. She coordinates the external profile of the organisation, and the running of the Cambridge Sustainability Network. Emma also oversees sponsorship relationships and coordination with the other Prince's Charities. With a degree in Graphic Communications Management, Emma joined CPSL as a Project Coordinator in 2005 and has since worked on many of CPSL's executive education programmes and the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change.

emma.mee@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

In his role as Research Manager, Maarten supports CPSL’s activities by conducting research projects which critically examine how notions of sustainability leadership come into being as an organisational process.

Before joining CPSL in August 2011, Maarten’s research focussed on how the notions of ‘sustainability’ are enacted in everyday life through the production and consumption of certified ‘sustainable’ food products (e.g. organic, fairtrade labelled goods). Prior to his doctoral research, Maarten worked for Philips Medical Systems as a senior engineer, team leader and environmental facilitator, managed a network of HEI enterprise centres in the UK and founded his own consultancy.

maarten.vanderkamp@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Dele joined CPSL in 2007 from the National Extension College, a Cambridge Educational Charity, where he worked in their Tailored Training Division. He was responsible for providing operational support across several accredited blended learning programmes within both public and corporate sectors. Since joining CPSL Dele has been responsible for the event management of a number of corporate customised programmes as well one of CPSL's most successful accredited programmes. Dele is now working within the communication teams on external-facing initiatives including CPSL’s website and the Cambridge Sustainability Network alumni events.

In addition to his extensive Event Management experience Dele holds a degree in Communications Studies with Sociology from Cambridge.

dele.oke@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Francesca is a Project Coordinator on the Communications Team. She has worked in a number of change-making environments, including community organisations where she recruited, trained and managed large numbers of volunteers; second-tier charities where she administered learning programmes for arts professionals; and NGOs. She has volunteered with the UNHCR and UNDP, and has lived and worked in Vietnam. Francesca holds an undergraduate degree in English from Jesus College, Cambridge and an MA in Social Anthropology of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies. She has special interests in adult learning, relationships between humans and the environment, resource use in south-east Asian highlands, and discourses of international development.

francesca.raphaely@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Alison Barrie is Head of Operations and Business Services at CPSL. Alison began her career with Gillette and moved from there to take up the role of HR Manager with a UK subsidiary of a major US electronics corporation. Before joining CPSL she spent five years working in the telecommunications industry, specialising in the education sector.

alison.barrie@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Jane Batten joined CPSL in January 2004 and now is Business Services Manager, looking after the Finance, Personnel, HSE and Facilities functions. Prior to joining CPSL, Jane was working in the University's Finance Division. She also has twelve years' experience of international sales and marketing in industry. She was awarded an MBA from the University of Leicester in 2007 and holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Exeter.

finance@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Chris Burgin joined CPSL in January 2009 as the Assistant IT Manager. His main responsibilities include assisting in all aspects of IT within the organisation.

Following 25+ years experience in the private sector in customer service and administration, Lorna retrained as an Accounting Technician and joined CPSL as a Finance Coordinator in November 2008. Lorna qualified and was awarded full membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians in February 2009.

finance@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Melanie joined CPSL in August 2009 as Administrative Assistant to the Directorate. Prior to joining CPSL, she spent the previous 6 years working in the finance department of a large payroll company.

melanie.griffiths@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Emma Harris joined CPSL in November 2003, and is the Finance and Office Manager. Her role involves Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll. Emma manages the work of the two Finance and Office Coordinators within the department and oversees all of the transaction processing. Emma qualified as an Accounting Technician in June 2007. Prior to joining CPSL, Emma worked for the John Lewis Partnership as a Section Manager in many different departments. Outside work, Emma enjoys learning and practicing holistic therapies, and spends a lot of time raising awareness and money for a charity.

finance@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Ellis Karim joined CPSL in April 2007 as its IT Manager. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and has responsibility for implementing all aspects of IT provision and support across the organisation. Prior to joining CPSL he worked at Cambridge Display Technology Ltd (the first spin-out from Cambridge University to go public, trading on the US-based NASDAQ exchange), and the NHS. Ellis has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Greenwich specialising in software development.

ict@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Pauline joined CPSL in October 2006, as a Finance and Office Coordinator (part-time). Having previously worked in finance for several large private sector companies, Pauline holds a degree in Accounting & Finance from Lancaster University, and is a qualified accountant.

finance@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Jill Stevens joined CPSL in January 2009 as PA to the Directorate. Prior to joining CPSL, she worked at Motorola’s Software Division in Melbourn and has also worked in a wide range of organisations including small start-ups, multi-national companies and local government.

jill.stevens@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Sandrine Dixson-Declève is the Director of the EU office (based in Brussels) and The Prince of Wales’s EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (EU CLG). Sandrine and her team support CPSL’s programmes by bringing in European expertise on projects delivered in the UK, across the EU and internationally. 

Sandrine is an international expert with over 20 years' experience in environmental, sustainability, energy and fuel policy development and regulatory analysis, with a special focus on how air quality, climate change and vehicle emissions relate to clean conventional and alternative fuels and sustainable energy. She has run and worked for consulting companies and has been the personal advisor to several Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, Governments in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and international organisations including the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and energy and transportation business leaders. She sits on the advisory board of a large African oil company, is the Vice Chair of the European Biofuels Technology Platform and a member of the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Advisory Board.

Read a recent article by Sandrine for the Guardian Professional Network: 'Concentrating on building efficiency is Europe’s new climate-change mantra'.

sandrine.dixson@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Cécile joined CPSL in October 2010. She works as a Project Coordinator for The Prince of Wales's EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (EU CLG) and also supports the Director of the Brussels office on various CPSL programmes. She has previously worked at the European Climate Foundation’s Energy Strategy Center and for the Public Affairs department of Ferrero. Cécile holds a Masters in Public Law and Political Sciences from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

cecile.belivent@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Peter Willis is Director of the South African office of CPSL, which was established in 2002 to design and run executive seminars in the region. In this role he organises and chairs the Cape Town seminar of The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme. He is also involved in designing sustainability learning programmes for multinational corporations in and outside Africa. From 1999 to 2002 Peter was Executive Director of The Natural Step in South Africa, an international NGO consulting to businesses and local authorities on sustainability strategy. Prior to that he was Programme Manager at the Environmental Monitoring Group in Cape Town, focusing on setting up dialogues between legislators, industry and affected communities, particularly in the mining sector. Peter has a degree in Modern History from Oxford and in Education from London University. During the 1980s and early 1990's he ran a number of businesses in the UK. He moved to Cape Town with his South African-born wife in 1993.

peter.willis@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Magda de Kok is Operations Manager of CPSL's Southern African office. She joined The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme in May 2003, after being with the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business for five years. There she ran a research programme in entrepreneurship and was instrumental in sourcing the funding and setting up of the UCT Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Previously she played a pivotal role in the setting up of the Language Facilitation Programme at the University of the Free State. Magda holds degrees in languages from the Rand Afrikaans University and the University of South Africa.

magda.dekok@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Elspeth Donovan joined CPSL as Development Director in the Cape Town office on 1 November 2008. She is currently a tutor on the Anglo American Advanced Social Management programme and on CPSL’s Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business. From 2003–2006 she was the director of the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School MBA. She was instrumental in the introduction of the Modular MBA programme and introduced ‘The Role of Business in Society’ as an integrating course on the MBA with a strong emphasis on sustainable business practice being the underpinning philosophy of the programme. From 2006 she was an independent executive education consultant. She designed and directed various leadership programmes for companies through the UCT Graduate School of Business, including the Executive Leadership Programme (an open programme), senior leadership programmes for Anglo Platinum and a Women in Leadership programme for Johnson & Johnson (Europe, Middle East & Africa). Elspeth also led the design of the entire curriculum for TSIBA Education, an innovative Cape Town business school for students from impoverished backgrounds and is Chair of the Board of Christel House South Africa, a privately run school for children from impoverished backgrounds. Elspeth has a BSc and an MBA from University of Cape Town.

elspeth.donovan@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Gary is the Deputy Director of CPSL's Cape Town office, having been working on projects with the Cape Town office of CPSL since January 2011. He previously led SustainAbility’s London-based think tank function. Gary has advised several leading companies on how to approach and tackle sustainability challenges, including Coca-Cola, Ford, Nestlé, Novo Nordisk, Rio Tinto, A.P. Møller-Maersk and Shell. Previously, Gary spent two years working in WWF’s Global Climate & Energy program, where his main interests were the causes of – and solutions to – the challenges associated with society’s addiction to hydrocarbon fuels. This followed nine years in the oil industry with Mobil and ExxonMobil, spanning diverse roles from Research and Product Development to Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. Working across Europe, the US and Asia offered Gary first-hand insight to the strategic and day-to-day sustainability challenges posed by one of the world’s most problematic sectors. Gary is the author of the WWF publication 'Plugged In: The End of the Oil Age'. He regularly contributes articles in the media and speaks at international conferences.

gary.kendall@cpsl.cam.ac.uk

Dirk is a Programme Manager at CPSL's Cape Town office. His responsibilities include the Cambridge Resilience Forum and designing and delivering tailored corporate programmes on risk and innovation. He also serves as faculty for the Cambridge Sustainability Practitioners Programme. At recent conferences he has presented on 'Sustainable Infrastructure Investment', 'Open Innovation' and 'Business and the Common Good'.

Prior to joining CPSL, Dirk worked on a wide range of projects in the construction, film and education industries. This included developing an accredited seminar series on Green Building in 2007 and co-creating the Open Innovation Studio in Cape Town. Dirk was a co-founder and executive director of Brightest Young Minds, a leading youth driven social entrepreneurship initiative, and has chaired three BYM summits. Dirk is a graduate of Stellenbosch University and is currently busy with a Masters Degree in Futures Studies.

dirk.visser@cpsl.cam.ac.uk