Trustees

Dougal Freeman

Appointed November 2024. Dougal is Vice President of Operations at the World Cocoa Foundation, leading finance strategy and operations. He has held CFO roles at

Fiona Holmes (Chair)

Appointed 1st January 2022. Fiona worked as Director at Marks & Spencer, as the Managing Director of Figleaves, and as a trustee at the Octavia

John Good (Treasurer)

Appointed November 2024. John is a former COO and Finance Director in the not-for-profit sector, having worked at ActionAid, International Planned Parenthood, and Leonard Cheshire.

Meg Otieno

Appointed 13th June 2023. Meg is the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead at Medecins Sans Frontieres. She recently served as the Global Head of Culture

Peter Everett

Appointed 31st July 2021. Peter has degrees in Zoology and Public Health Engineering and a lifelong passion for aquatic environments and their protection. He is

Ruma Mandal

Appointed 13th June 2023. Ruma Mandal is a human rights specialist and international lawyer with extensive experience of working on high profile issues with the

Rupen Patel

Appointed 27th March 2023. Rupen is a financial professional with over twenty five years of experience in investment management. He is currently a Managing Director

Zoe Averill

Appointed 1st July 2021. Zoe is a senior HR Leader, with multi-sector experience, having worked for privately owned SMEs and large PLCs. During her career,