ISEAL is led by a senior management team and governed by a board of directors. ISEAL also has an informal governance body – the Stakeholder Council – which provides strategic advice and input to ISEAL’s membership and Board.
Senior management team
Our senior management team directs our day-to-day work around the world. It’s made up of four directors and brings together a diverse and international collection of talents.
Karin Kreider, Executive Director
Patrick Mallet, Director, Innovations
Kristin Komives, Director, Programmes
Philip Wilson, Director, Finance and Operations
ISEAL Board
Our Board includes representatives from nine of our member organisations. It guides the strategic direction of ISEAL’s work and provides oversight of annual work plans and budgets. The Board meets four times each year and is supported in its work by four sub-committees: the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Membership Committee and Technical Committee.
Chris Ninnes, Board Chair – Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Lena Staafgard, Executive Committee – Better Cotton Initiative
Andreas Kratz, Board Liaison to Technical Committee – Fairtrade International
Frank Harnischfeger, Board Liaison to Finance Committee – Forest Stewardship Council
Jonathan Smith, Board Liaison to Membership Committee – GEO Foundation
Nicolas Guichoux – Marine Stewardship Council
Alex Morgan – Rainforest Alliance
Danielle Morley – Bonsucro
Iris Van der Veken – Responsible Jewellery Council
Stakeholder Council
The Stakeholder Council is made up of sustainability leaders and experts from the private and finance sectors, NGOs, governmental bodies and academic institutions. It meets annually in conjunction with ISEAL’s Annual General Meeting to discuss how ISEAL members can effectively respond to opportunities and challenges in the rapidly evolving sustainability landscape.
Abraham Baffoe – Proforest
Joana Barata Correia – Inter IKEA Group
Stephanie Barrientos – Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
Andrew Bovarnick – United Nations Development Programme
Renata Camargo – UNICA
Charlene Collison – Forum for the Future
Vanessa Erogbogbo – International Trade Centre
Ximena Franco Villegas – FlorVerde Sustainable Flowers
Alan Knight – ArcelorMittal
Helio Mattar – Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption
Salma Moolji – CDC Group
Arjen Mulder – Solidaridad
Khalid Nadvi – Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
Terry Nelidov – Erb Institute, University of Michigan
Nyagoy Nyong’o – Independent (formerly Fairtrade Africa)
Carla Romeu Dalmau – IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Dirk Steinwand - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmBH (GIZ)
Petra Tanos – Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
Jan Kees Vis – Unilever
Mauricio Voivodic – WWF Brazil
Christopher Wells – Banco Santander
Sylvia Wisniwski – Finance in Motion