Who we are

With over 20 years of experience across the banking, telecommunications, renewable energy, and environmental sectors, Anastasia’s career has evolved from foundational roles progressing into senior leadership positions including Head of Finance and Interim Finance Director, before transitioning into operations. Supported by qualifications in Financial Management and Business Management Administration she brings a strategic, results-driven approach to operational excellence, ensuring that the business functions are aligned, efficient.

With two decades of dedicated experience at Greenpeace, Bodhisattva Gupta is a seasoned environmental advocate driven by a core belief in activism and public awareness as catalysts for sustainable change. His career began on the streets of Kolkata, India, as a frontline fundraiser, where he honed his skills over a decade on campaigns across the country. Today, as the Head of Fundraising and Engagement for Greenpeace Africa, Bodhisattva leads the strategy and implementation of the organization’s Pan-African fundraising and Engagement efforts. In addition to this role, he oversees Greenpeace Africa’s digital and volunteer programs, which have achieved significant growth and engagement under his leadership.

Fadima Cissé is a Marketing and Communications professional with 20+ years’ experience in broadcasting, sales, advertising and marketing management positions in multiple blue chips companies across various industries. As Communications Director at Greenpeace Africa, she is now putting her experiences and passion at the service of the fight for climate and social justice in Africa. Fadima has an master degree in Marketing from the Centre d’Etudes Supérieures du Commerce International, Paris and a Bachelor in Foreign Languages & Literature from Poitiers, University. She also has several certificates in marketing, communications and people management.

Gerhard Combrink is a South African Chartered Accountant based at the Greenpeace Africa Johannesburg Office. He has international experience managing finance, administrative and strategic planning, and development functions. His extensive experience in working for large international organisations ranges across a variety of professional settings; including corporations, government, as well as non-governmental and relief agencies.

Murtala has diverse career experience and skill set having worked in the public and private sector as well as the NGO space promoting and defending human rights as well as peace and security across Africa. Murtala has experience working with intergovernmental organisations including the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His academic pursuit resulted in a Master’s degree in African literature at the Universite de Limoges in France, another Master’s degree in Peace Studies, specialising on African Peace and Conflict at the University of Bradford in the UK as a Rotary World Peace Fellow. and a Master’s degree with distinction in Project Management at the Northumbria University with focus on how the NGO sector manages benefits of projects.