Feature story - June 24, 2015
New Delhi, 24 June 2015 - The Executive Director of Greenpeace India, Samit Aich, resigned today following an internal review of the organisation’s handling of two sexual harassment cases.
Samit Aich offered his resignation to the Greenpeace India Board, and it was accepted.
The Board made clear their appreciation to Samit for 11 years of dedicated service to Greenpeace India. In his time with Greenpeace India, Samit has overseen some of the organisation’s biggest campaign successes and has also been at the helm during some of its most difficult times as the Government has tried to silence its voice. This is the mark of Greenpeace India’s impact under his leadership and the Board wishes Samit all the very best.
Separately, Programme Director Divya Raghunandan has resigned from the organisation.
The Board also decided to commission a full, independent audit of how Greenpeace India dealt with the sexual harassment cases to strengthen the internal processes to ensure a safe working environment for women.
The Greenpeace India Board has now appointed two interim co-Executive Directors. They are current Greenpeace staff members Vinuta Gopal and Sanjiv Gopal. Their appointments are with full mandate and support while the Board starts the process of recruiting a new Executive Director.