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:
Angela Pinhati
Board President
Natura & Co LATAM
Member, Brazil
Elisa Aragon
Board Vice President
The Nelixia Company
Member, Guatemala
Britta Wyss Bisang
Board Treasurer
International expert on sustainable supply chains and certification
External stakeholder
Dr. Alexander Batran
Weleda
Member, Switzerland
Pauline Buffle
Expert in forest and farm landscape management in the Global South with smallholder farmers organisations and indigenous peoples' groups.
External Stakeholder
Jason Clay
International expert on global issues and trends for commodities and botanicals, with deep experience in the bioeconomy and directly in the Amazon
External stakeholder
Cyrille Doumecq
Lons site, part of Seppic group
Member, France
Sébastien Duprat de Paule
Groupe Rocher
Member, France
Shamiso Mungwashu
International expert on community engagement and empowerment, sustainable use of resources, organic agriculture and access and benefit sharing
External Stakeholder
Raja Palaniswamy
Jasmine Concrete
Member, India
Bas Schneiders
Technical advisor to the Board
External stakeholder
Sebastian Sieben
Martin Bauer Group
Member, Germany
Philippa Smith
Symrise
Member, Germany
Rachel Wynberg
South Africa-based international expert on biodiversity-based economies, social justice, and agroecology
External Stakeholder