Board of Directors

The Board of Directors governs UEBT and gives strategic direction to the Secretariat in support of its mission and vision. It is comprised of various stakeholders, including private sector member representatives from different geographical locations and stages of the supply chain. In addition, no less than one-third of the Board is made up of independent representatives from different types of non-profit associations.

The Board is currently composed of the following people:

 
 
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Eder Ramos

Board President

SFA Neroli Group

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Andrew Wilson

Board Treasurer

Myanmar-based international expert on market systems thinking for trade in food and cosmetics products 

External Stakeholder

 
 
 
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Elisa Aragon

The Nelixia Company

Member, Guatemala

Dr. Alexander Batran

Weleda

Member, Switzerland

Pauline Buffle

Extensive expertise in forest and farm landscape management in the Global South with smallholder farmers organisations and indigenous peoples' groups.

External Stakeholder

 
 
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Pierre Charlier de Chily

Aldivia

Member, France

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Cyrille Doumecq

Lons site, part of Seppic group

Member, France

Shamiso Mungwashu

International expert on community engagement and empowerment, sustainable use of resources, organic agriculture and access and benefit sharing

External Stakeholder

Angela Pinhati

Natura & Co LATAM

Member, Brazil

 
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Bas Schneiders

Technical advisor to the Board

External stakeholder

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Sebastian Sieben

Martin Bauer Group

Member, Germany

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Rachel Wynberg

South Africa-based international expert on biodiversity-based economies, social justice, and agroecology

External Stakeholder

Britta Wyss Bisang

International expert on sustainable supply chains and certification

External stakeholder