{"id":20095,"date":"2023-01-23T18:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?page_id=20095"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:35:37","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/about\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">How we&#8217;re governed<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">Meet our Management Board and our Supervisory Board, find out how our Management Team is structured, learn about our Open Information Policy, read our financials, and get a sense of how our organisational and campaign issues get agreed upon at annual meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/74772ff8-gp0stxnqp.jpg\" alt=\"March to End Fossil Fuels in New York. \u00a9 Tim Aubry \/ Greenpeace\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/74772ff8-gp0stxnqp.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/74772ff8-gp0stxnqp-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/74772ff8-gp0stxnqp-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/74772ff8-gp0stxnqp-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/74772ff8-gp0stxnqp-510x299.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-83303 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/submenu\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace International Governance&quot;,&quot;levels&quot;:[{&quot;heading&quot;:2,&quot;link&quot;:true,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;bullet&quot;}],&quot;className&quot;:&quot;is-style-long&quot;,&quot;submenu_style&quot;:0}}\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management Board<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Greenpeace International Management Board is charged with the day-to-day management of Greenpeace International (GPI). It currently has one member, our International Executive Director (IED).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<details id=\"Mads\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" open><summary>Mads Christensen, International Executive Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/b9e3814d-mads-christensen.png\" title=\"Portrait of Mads Christensen\" alt=\"Portrait of Mads Christensen\" class=\"wp-image-83160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/b9e3814d-mads-christensen.png 192w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/b9e3814d-mads-christensen-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the Greenpeace network\u2019s ability to catalyse change, Mads joined Greenpeace Denmark as a youth volunteer in the 1990s. Three decades in, he\u2019s still driven by what first brought him to the movement: non-violence, direct action, and an uncompromising independence from political or corporate influence. He takes pride in being part of a global movement powered by the strength of millions. His vision, rooted in patience, persistence, and hope, is of a green future where power shifts from private profit to the common good and environmental justice.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As International Executive Director, Mads serves as the chief steward of Greenpeace International, providing the visionary leadership and strategic cohesion necessary to advance the mission on a global scale. He works to ensure that GPI\u2019s operations are resilient, ethical, and purpose-built to empower the network. Working in close partnership with National and Regional Organisations (NROs), Mads facilitates the global Greenpeace movement to act as a powerful force for the protection of the planet and the promotion of peace.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-dark-green-800-color has-css-opacity has-dark-green-800-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supervisory Board<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Greenpeace International Supervisory Board consists of five to nine people. It is the guarantor of the integrity of the organisation. It aims to provide a link between GPI and society and the larger context of social and political change, and to provide a point of reference and external perspective to the Management Board.<\/p>\n\n<p>The duty of the Supervisory Board is to supervise the Management Board\u2019s policies and the general course of affairs in the Stichting and its affiliated organisation. The Supervisory Board shall be guided by the interest of the Stichting and its affiliated organisation and the interests of the Greenpeace International network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The Supervisory Board Members do not receive a salary, but their expenses are covered and they receive an attendance fee for time spent in relation to Supervisory Board meetings. Their annual compensation can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/explore\/about\/annual-report\/\">financial statements and annual reports<\/a>. [Please note that, for the period before 1 January 2026, reference should be made to the compensation of the (International) Board.]<\/p>\n\n<p>Members of the International Supervisory Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board in accordance with a binding nomination from the Supervisory Board Search Committee (a committee that consists of members of both the Supervisory Board and the <a href=\"#Council\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Council\">Council<\/a>). The Supervisory Board will adopt a profile for its size and composition, taking into account the nature of the organisation\u2019s activities and desired expertise and background of its members. This will be done in consultation and agreement with the Supervisory Board Search Committee. Supervisory Board members can be re-elected, for up to a maximum term of seven years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The Supervisory Board reports to the Council annually about the performance of its duties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Board Members, as per 1 January 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<details id=\"Jo\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Jo Dufay, Supervisory Board Chair &#8211; Elected June 2023<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/a907d859-jo-dufay.jpeg\" title=\"Jo Dufay\" alt=\"Jo Dufay\" class=\"wp-image-60655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/a907d859-jo-dufay.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/a907d859-jo-dufay-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/a907d859-jo-dufay-255x340.jpeg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jo Dufay works as a consultant with organisations and individuals that try to make the world a better place.&nbsp; She provides strategy advice, facilitation, process design and training for organisations ranging from the intensely local to the wildly global. She comes to this work from a lifetime of commitment to social change, a deep respect for how organisations and processes work and with a care for inclusion of all voices.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Jo was arrested at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, for blocking the take off of private jet planes. It felt like full circle from her early days as an activist in the early \u201880s at Greenham Common Women\u2019s Peace Camp in the UK, where she first learned the power of nonviolent direct action.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jo has previously been Board Chair of Greenpeace Canada, and also a member of the Board of Greenpeace USA.&nbsp; She\u2019s also been Program Director with Greenpeace Canada and headed up several global campaigns with Greenpeace International. Over the years, Jo has trained hundreds of campaigners, in Greenpeace and elsewhere, drawing on her experiences with anti-nuclear work in the Middle East, protecting Canada\u2019s Great Bear Rainforest and more. Her other roles have included Campaign Director with Avaaz, and international Chief of Staff with 350.org, as well as Executive Director of a national feminist organisation in Canada.&nbsp; She was the founding Coordinator of the Med Sea Alliance \u2013 tackling bad fishing practices in the Mediterranean.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Wales, Jo lived in Canada for nearly three decades. She&nbsp; has also lived in several African countries and is now resident in the Netherlands.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"David\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>David Tong, Deputy Supervisory Board Chair &#8211; Elected Dec 2022 <\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/48331816-david-tong-768x1024.png\" title=\"David Tong\" alt=\"David Tong\" class=\"wp-image-57969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/48331816-david-tong-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/48331816-david-tong-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/48331816-david-tong-255x340.png 255w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/48331816-david-tong.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David Tong is the Global Industry Campaign Manager at Oil Change International, a Washington DC-based research and advocacy organisation dedicated to exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the ongoing transition to clean energy. In this role, David leads Oil Change International\u2019s work to confront big oil and gas companies\u2019 greenwash, working closely with allies across civil society. In particular, David coordinated the successful cross-sectoral \u2018#FixTheWEO\u2019 campaign to persuade the International Energy Agency to model a 1.5\u00baC-aligned energy scenario, resulting in the IEA\u2019s landmark 2021 conclusion that there is no room for new oil and gas beyond existing fields for 1.5\u00baC.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia but grew up near the shore of the Waitemat\u0101 Harbour in T\u0101maki Makaurau (Auckland). Ecological issues and Greenpeace in particular have always been important to him. A few months before he was born, a friend of his father\u2019s witnessed French agents launching a rigid inflatable boat on a boat ramp near his home \u2013 on their way to bombing the original Rainbow Warrior.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Oil Change International, David led WWF-New Zealand\u2019s climate programme, coordinating the civil society coalition supporting youth organisation Generation Zero\u2019s campaign for the country\u2019s Zero Carbon Act, which became law in 2019. From 2014-2016, he worked as a regular freelance contractor for the Climate Action Network International (CAN-International), and in 2015 established the New Zealand CAN node.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though now working in climate policy and campaigning, David is a former lawyer, and has worked as a judges\u2019 clerk, a big firm commercial litigator, and a community lawyer. He has a Masters degree in Law with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland, specialising in climate and human rights law.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before being elected to the Greenpeace International board, he was the chair of Greenpeace Aotearoa, and had served on that office\u2019s board from 2015.to him. A few months before he was born, a friend of his father\u2019s witnessed French agents launching a rigid inflatable boat on a boat ramp near his home \u2013 on their way to bombing the original Rainbow Warrior.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Oil Change International, David led WWF-New Zealand\u2019s climate programme, coordinating the civil society coalition supporting youth organisation Generation Zero\u2019s campaign for the country\u2019s Zero Carbon Act, which became law in 2019. From 2014-2016, he worked as a regular freelance contractor for the Climate Action Network International (CAN-International), and in 2015 established the New Zealand CAN node.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though now working in climate policy and campaigning, David is a former lawyer, and has worked as a judges\u2019 clerk, a big firm commercial litigator, and a community lawyer. He has a Masters degree in Law with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland, specialising in climate and human rights law.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before being elected to the Greenpeace International board, he was the chair of Greenpeace Aotearoa, and had served on that office\u2019s board from 2015. He is also on the board of the Aotearoa New Zealand Human Rights Foundation.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Nikhil\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Nikhil Aziz, Supervisory Board Secretary &#8211; Elected Dec 2021, Re-elected AGM 2024 <\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/1c1e68d6-nikhil-aziz-e1643976947802.jpg\" title=\"\u00a9 Nikhil Aziz\" alt=\"\u00a9 Nikhil Aziz\" class=\"wp-image-52175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/1c1e68d6-nikhil-aziz-e1643976947802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/1c1e68d6-nikhil-aziz-e1643976947802-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/1c1e68d6-nikhil-aziz-e1643976947802-358x340.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikhil Aziz is Managing Director of Solidaire Network, which organizes donors and funders to mobilise critical resources for U.S. social justice movements at the intersection of racial, gender, and climate justice. Before joining Solidaire, he was Director of Land, Water, and Climate Justice (LWCJ) at American Jewish World Service, where he oversaw the LWCJ grantmaking program in 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean, and supported US policy advocacy on climate justice. Prior to that, he was Executive Director of Grassroots International, which funds social movements for resource rights and climate justice in the Global South and does advocacy in the United States.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, Nikhil was associate director at Political Research Associates, which studies the US right wing for the progressive movement. He continues to speak, teach and write on human rights, international development and social change.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikhil has served on the boards of Africa Today Associates, Massachusetts Asians &amp; Pacific Islanders for Health, MASALA (Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association), Resist, the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, the Human Rights Funders Network, and the Engaged Donors for Global Equity (EDGE Funders). He divides his time between New York City, US and Mumbai, India.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikhil has a Doctorate in International Studies from the University of Denver (USA) and a Master\u2019s degree in International Relations from the Claremont Graduate University (USA).<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Hann\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Hann Verheijen, Supervisory Board Treasurer &#8211; Elected June 2023<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-995x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hann Verheijen\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-1327x1366.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen-330x340.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/d91f70e3-hann-verheijen.jpg 1889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hann Verheijen has 25 years of executive experience with global impact investors, including Triodos Bank, Oikocredit, and Cordaid. Today, Hann focuses on non-executive and advisory roles at meaningful initiatives. He holds non-executive board positions at various impact investment and endowment funds. Next, Hann has a long track record of chairing or participating in investment committees.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hann fully and naturally subscribes to Greenpeace\u2019s vision of working toward a green and peaceful world, which has led him to serve on Greenpeace\u2019s international Supervisory Board.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hann lives within a sustainable community he created with a small group of like-minded families. In his spare time, Hann enjoys hiking in the woods, cycling in the mountains, and visiting modern art museums.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Helga\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Helga Rainer &#8211; Elected Dec 2022<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-730x1024.jpg\" title=\"Helga Rainer\" alt=\"Helga Rainer\" class=\"wp-image-57970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-1095x1536.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-1461x2048.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-974x1366.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-242x340.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/01\/42691563-helga-rainer-scaled.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Helga Rainer has over 20 years of international and environmental development experience. Woven throughout her professional history, her work as a consultant, researcher, grant maker and organiser for environmental and development projects has made her an expert in developing policy, strategies, and programs.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helga has efficaciously acted as an expert liaison between a variety of different stakeholders, including conservation leaders, policy makers, researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental agencies, corporations, and international donors. This has included informing access to water and sanitation for women in informal settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh, facilitating dialogue between local communities, private and public sectors on ecotourism in Uganda, as well as advising world leaders in Jeju, South Korea on transboundary conservation.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A passionate advocate of multi-disciplinary approaches, Helga has successfully leveraged multiple perspectives to inform shifts in how institutions engage with nature protection. In addition to numerous publications, she conceived and co-edited a novel interdisciplinary book series on non-human apes. Further building her transdisciplinary practice, Helga co-founded Borderlands Art, an agile space concerned with issues of environment, conflict and repair which uses exhibitions, events and research to foster critical inquiry and advocacy.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helga has a Doctorate in Geography and Environment from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and a Master\u2019s degree in Environmental Science, Policy and Planning from the University of Bath (UK). Helga sits on several non-profit boards which include 32oEast| The Uganda Arts Trust.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Shanice\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Shanice Firmin &#8211; Elected Dec 2021, Re-elected AGM 2023 <\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-624x1024.jpg\" title=\"\u00a9 Shanice Firmin\" alt=\"\u00a9 Shanice Firmin\" class=\"wp-image-52176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-768x1260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-937x1536.jpg 937w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-1249x2048.jpg 1249w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-833x1366.jpg 833w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-207x340.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/02\/9b29b006-shanice-firmin-scaled.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanice Firmin is a Senior Project Officer for Development, Infrastructure, and Climate Change at the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance with over 6 years of experience in the non-profit sector.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanice focuses her time on building community activism that critiques environmental impact assessments and unsustainable developments proposed by industry and government to secure livelihoods, social justice, and a healthy environment for the benefit of all. Shanice is a strong believer in meaningful public participation in environmental governance affecting change in climate legislation.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the \u2018Action 24 \u2013 Active citizens for responsive legislatures project\u2019 \u2013 she served as the KwaZulu-Natal province lead from 2017-2020. Shanice has developed \u2018public participation in the South African legislature\u2019 booklets to assist and equip communities with improved access to information and public participation in decision making enhancing the quality and the implementation of decisions.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanice has contributed to research and writing contributions that looked at \u2018A Gendered Lens: Mainstreaming Gender into South Africa\u2019s Climate Change Response\u2019. She has also developed an \u2018Action 24 Toolkit for Citizens\u2019 Engagement with Legislatures\u2019 that offers step-by-step guidance on how the public can engage, based on the realities observed. Shanice also frequents parliament to make presentations to the department of the Environment&#8217;s oversight committee on incidents and accidents.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Shanice is not occupied with defending the environment, she is occupied with her two girls.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Dharini\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Dharini Parthasarathy &#8211; Elected Dec 2025<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy.jpg\" title=\"Dharini Parthasarathy\" alt=\"Dharini Parthasarathy\" class=\"wp-image-81150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy-1056x1366.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/be417082-dharini-parthasarathy-263x340.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dharini is a climate change campaigner and communications specialist, based in Bangalore, India, with 15+ years in global strategic communications, media relations, and network-building. She is currently Communications Director at the Global Alliance for the Future of Food\u2014an alliance of philanthropic funders working towards a just and equitable transition from industrial, fossil fuel-dependent food systems towards agroecological approaches.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, for almost a decade, she worked with Climate Action Network International as Global Communications Lead.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bringing strong political and technical insights on the intersections of food systems, climate change, and nature, she has led civil society communications for seven UN climate negotiations (COPs), several IPCC sessions, UN General Assemblies, G20 &amp; G7 summits, and supported multiple regional campaigns. With a focus on elevating grassroots demands in global policy spaces, highlights of her work include communications around the landmark IPCC report on 1.5\u00b0C, the campaign for a Loss and Damage Fund which came to fruition in 2022, supporting the Pacific Islands youth-led grassroots campaign for an advisory opinion on climate change from the World Court (ICJ), and global mobilisations to phase out fossil fuels with a Just Transition.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a convenor and collaborator, she has facilitated diverse groups and networks to align on collective action using skills in facilitation, listening &amp; persuasion, and conflict resolution. For several years co-led the &#8216;Croissant Conspiracy&#8217; an unbranded, invite-only group of 300+ communicators working on climate change from across sectors &amp; organisations.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Wai-chi\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Wai-chi Ho &#8211; Elected Dec 2025<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"1305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/4deea2e3-wai-chi-ho.jpg\" title=\"Wai-chi Ho\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/4deea2e3-wai-chi-ho.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/4deea2e3-wai-chi-ho-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/4deea2e3-wai-chi-ho-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/4deea2e3-wai-chi-ho-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/02\/4deea2e3-wai-chi-ho-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wai-chi Ho has over 30 years of experience in NGO management and board governance across the environmental, anti-corruption, and philanthropic sectors in the Asia-Pacific region. His career is defined by a deep commitment to social justice and organisational strategic development.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wai-chi served as the Executive Director of Greenpeace China from 1998 to 2002. During this time, he was instrumental in establishing the organisation&#8217;s first foothold in Beijing, laying the groundwork for its environmental advocacy in the region.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond his work with Greenpeace, Wai-chi has held senior executive and board positions for various local and international NGOs. His portfolio spans a diverse range of missions, including HIV\/AIDS awareness, global poverty alleviation, contemporary art education, and fair trade.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his NGO work, Wai-chi has a distinguished background in public service. He joined the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in 2011, eventually serving as the Director of the Community Relations Department from 2018 until his retirement in 2022.&nbsp;Wai-chi holds Master of Arts degrees from the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and the University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka).<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-dark-green-800-color has-css-opacity has-dark-green-800-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management Team<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Greenpeace International Executive Director is responsible for the management of Greenpeace International and its GPI Strategy and Management Team (SMT).<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<details id=\"Jan\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Jan Ber\u00e1nek, International Development Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Portrait of Jan Bera\u0301nek\" alt=\"Portrait of Jan Bera\u0301nek\" class=\"wp-image-83158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/d44df644-jan-beranek.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For over thirty years, Jan has been an environmental activist and nuclear energy expert. He co-founded Hnut\u00ed DUHA in 1989 (which became the Czech branch of Friends of the Earth) and served as chair of the Czech Green Party. Since 2006, Jan has held several senior leadership roles in NROs and at GPI, including leading the global crisis response to the Fukushima disaster. He studied astronomy, physics, and sociology, and continues to publish essays and reports, including his most recent book, Searching for Silvestr.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As International Development Director, Jan guides the strategic development of the global network. He oversees the teams responsible for providing support to NROs facilitating their organisational resilience and health. This work supports the network to remain robust and sustainable as each NRO independently navigates the challenges of the climate crisis.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Susan\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Susan Sinnett, Chief of Staff<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett-576x1024.png\" title=\"Portrait of Susan Sinnett\" alt=\"Portrait of Susan Sinnett\" class=\"wp-image-83164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett-768x1366.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett-191x340.png 191w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/064b7c69-susan-sinnett.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan\u2019s mixed heritage \u2013 with a British father and a mother from Mauritius \u2013 reflects the international perspective she brings to her work. Her career has spanned from providing environmental support during the post-war oil clean-up in Kuwait to honing her troubleshooting skills as a Legal and Compliance project manager specialising in corporate mergers and acquisitions. Susan joined Greenpeace International in 2014 to build and lead the organisation\u2019s global integrity system, and transform it from a matter of simple compliance into a values-led framework defined by courage, care, and accountability. Susan is also a certified Child Protection Officer, and serves as a board member for Climate Action Network International. She lives in Amsterdam with her son and two cats.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Chief of Staff, Susan works closely with the International Executive Director and the Strategy &amp; Management Team, providing strategic and operational oversight across key initiatives from conception to implementation.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Priscilla\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Priscilla Chanda Chomba, Chief Technology Officer<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/17cae1d7-priscilla-chanda-chomba.png\" title=\"Portrait of Priscilla Chanda Chomba\" alt=\"Portrait of Priscilla Chanda Chomba\" class=\"wp-image-83162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/17cae1d7-priscilla-chanda-chomba.png 192w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/17cae1d7-priscilla-chanda-chomba-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Priscilla is a Digital Transformation strategist and ICT4D expert whose work has helped shape the intersection of technology and social impact for over two decades. With a career spanning 75 countries and six continents, she has been a driving force behind the digital evolution of the world\u2019s most influential organisations, including UNICEF and the World Food Programme. Priscilla is a leading voice for digital justice; in her <a href=\"http:\/\/go.ted.com\/priscillachombakinywa\">TED talk<\/a>, she champions the urgent necessity of a free and fair internet as a fundamental right for all, and her <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VF8peXwIR78?si=Xin7hnW5pvEJNJ77\">TEDxLusaka<\/a> talk challenges us to think about how we use technology responsibly for the benefit of people and planet.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Chief Technology Officer, Priscilla leads the organisation\u2019s long-term vision for innovation within a rapidly changing external environment, and oversees the responsible use of technology while driving increased operational efficiency and external impact for the global network.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Carmen\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Carmen Gravatt, International Programme Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e1c00ba8-carmen-gravatt.jpg\" title=\"Portrait of Carmen Gravatt\" alt=\"Portrait of Carmen Gravatt\" class=\"wp-image-83155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e1c00ba8-carmen-gravatt.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e1c00ba8-carmen-gravatt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e1c00ba8-carmen-gravatt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e1c00ba8-carmen-gravatt-340x340.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 20 years, Carmen has steered the strategy and management of large-scale international programmes \u2013 a path that has taken her from Greenpeace Aotearoa and East Asia to GPI. Her leadership is defined by the against-the-odds spirit of her early days in New Zealand, from occupying power stations to following drilling rigs across the Pacific. She is driven by the conviction that even a small handful of people can have a massive global impact when they lead with bravery and a clear analysis of power.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As International Programme Director, Carmen aligns global campaign strategies across the Greenpeace network, facilitating the collaboration that enables the&nbsp; movement to act as a cohesive global force to protect the planet and serve the common good.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Celeste\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Celeste Stewart, International Fundraising Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e00fb802-celeste-stewart.png\" title=\"Portrait of Celeste Stewart\" alt=\"Portrait of Celeste Stewart\" class=\"wp-image-83156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e00fb802-celeste-stewart.png 192w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/e00fb802-celeste-stewart-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Celeste is a global fundraising leader with over 25 years of experience supporting environmental and social impact work around the world. She has held senior roles across Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, and served as Fundraising and Deputy Executive Director of Greenpeace Nordic. Her career journey spans relationship marketing, annual giving, digital and supporter fundraising, and even hands-on campaign help at sea. Based in Brisbane, Australia, she brings a mix of strategic thinking, operational depth, and a strong commitment to enable Greenpeace International\u2019s mission-driven work.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As International Fundraising Director, Celeste works with teams across all regions to grow donor communities and strengthen fundraising strategies. She focuses on building the sustainable income necessary to enable the network&#8217;s mission-driven work and drive long-term environmental impact.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Michele\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Michele Page, International Director of People &amp; Culture<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page.jpg\" title=\"Portrait of Michele Page\" alt=\"Portrait of Michele Page\" class=\"wp-image-83161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page-562x1024.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page-768x1399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page-843x1536.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page-750x1366.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/4a5506fc-michele-page-187x340.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michele believes that the heart of any mission lies in the strength of our connections to one another. Having lived and worked across three continents,&nbsp; she thrives on the richness of diversity and the shared values that unite us. Currently based in Canada, Michele\u2019s approach to her work is deeply informed by her belief in positive parenting, a philosophy of empathy and equity that she applies to both raising her daughter and leading teams. For Michele, a sustainable future depends on nurturing an organisational culture where everyone feels seen and empowered to contribute their best.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As International Director of People &amp; Culture, Michele leads GPI\u2019s global strategy for organisational development, shaping a culture that attracts and retains diverse talent. Her work focuses on building a safe and effective global workforce through expert guidance in Change Management and Employee Engagement. Central to her mission is the JEDIS framework (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety), which she integrates to ensure that every individual is empowered to contribute to GPI\u2019s global goals.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Rachid\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Rachid Kherrouf, International Finance Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf.png\" title=\"Portrait of Rachid Kherrouf\" alt=\"Portrait of Rachid Kherrouf\" class=\"wp-image-83163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf.png 1365w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf-910x1366.png 910w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/58d625ca-rachid-kherrouf-227x340.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachid is an international finance executive with deep cross-sector experience spanning global NGOs and multinational corporations. He has built his career at the intersection of finance, strategy, and organisational transformation. His career is shaped by connecting perspectives across Eastern and Western contexts, supported by advanced education in institutions including INSEAD, the National University of Singapore, and Sciences Po Paris. He is a firm believer in economic systems that embed fair and sustainable livelihoods for all through equity and inclusion.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As International Finance Director, Rachid leads GPI\u2019s financial strategy, planning, risk management, and governance. Working closely with senior leadership and boards, he supports the financial integrity and long-term sustainability of Greenpeace International and the Greenpeace network to maximise its impact in advancing climate justice.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Fabien\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Fabien Rondal, Deputy International Programme Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/cb6fb70b-fabien-rondal.png\" title=\"Portrait of Fabien Rondal\" alt=\"Portrait of Fabien Rondal\" class=\"wp-image-83157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/cb6fb70b-fabien-rondal.png 192w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/cb6fb70b-fabien-rondal-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fabien has been part of the Greenpeace movement for more than 20 years, beginning as a logistics and actions coordinator in Belgium. Since then, he has coordinated multiple ship tours and campaigns around the world\u2014from the global response to the arrest of activists in Russia to climate conferences in South Africa and the Middle East. As an expert trainer in non-violent direct action and crisis management, he has prepared and supported hundreds of staff and activists, both inside and outside the Greenpeace network, to take action on the front lines of environmental and social struggles.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Deputy International Programme Director, Fabien equips&nbsp; the global Greenpeace network with the campaign resources, logistical strength, and tactical expertise needed to achieve its environmental missions. He also leads major initiatives on risk management and the evolution of the Greenpeace fleet, including the development of the next-generation environmental flagship, designed to minimise emissions and exemplify sustainable maritime technology.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details id=\"Jasper\" class=\"wp-block-details p4-details--light is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Jasper Inventor, Deputy International Programme Director<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized is-style-rounded-180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/0c601f19-jasper-inventor.png\" title=\"Portrait of Jasper Inventor\" alt=\"Portrait of Jasper Inventor\" class=\"wp-image-83159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/0c601f19-jasper-inventor.png 192w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2026\/05\/0c601f19-jasper-inventor-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jasper is a seasoned environmental leader with over two decades of experience in international climate politics and energy policy. After starting his journey with Greenpeace Southeast Asia as a volunteer, Jasper rose through the ranks to serve as Programme Director for many years. He specialises in navigating multilateral forums to advocate for science-based, equitable solutions, bridging the gap between grassroots communities and global policymakers. He is based in Manila.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Deputy International Programme Director, Jasper leads GPI\u2019s global biodiversity strategy, and oversees the organisation\u2019s research and science capabilities, working to ensure that GPI\u2019s campaigns are evidence-based and positioned to drive systemic change.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remuneration Policy<\/h3>\n\n<p>The International Executive Director and the Strategy and Management team are paid a salary that is commensurate with their level of responsibility.<\/p>\n\n<p>The annual remuneration of the IED as well as the SMT as a whole can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/explore\/about\/annual-report\/\">financial statements and annual reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-green-800-color has-css-opacity has-dark-green-800-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual reports, Financial Statements and Transparency<\/h2>\n\n<p>Greenpeace International has adopted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2018\/12\/e556bbe0-open-information-policy-approved-sgc-board-250912.pdf\">Open Information Policy<\/a>, which is designed to ensure we meet both legal requirements and best practice in the handling of information. It follows the principles of availability, integrity and confidentiality (in priority order), while at the same time safeguarding, from abuse or compromise, our supporters\u2019, people\u2019s, allies\u2019 and partners\u2019 and our own sensitive information.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here you can find our current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/explore\/about\/annual-report\/\">annual report and financial statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-green-800-color has-css-opacity has-dark-green-800-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" id=\"Council\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Meetings<\/h2>\n\n<p>High-level international organisational and campaign issues are agreed on at a number of annual international meetings.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GPI Council and Annual General Meeting<\/h3>\n\n<p>Each National\/Regional Organisation (NRO) Board sends a representative (called a Trustee) to the Greenpeace International Annual General Meeting (AGM). Together, the Trustees make up the Council and the Council is the guardian and the cohesion and mission of the international Greenpeace network.<\/p>\n\n<p>Key responsibilities of the Council include:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To establish and uphold the core principles of the organisation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To remove the Greenpeace International Supervisory Board;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To appoint and dismiss a Council Chair;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To appoint and dismiss Trustee-members of the Supervisory Board Search Committee;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To be a forum for policy, campaign policy and direction of the organisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To be consulted by the Supervisory Board on changes&nbsp; including but not limited to the NRO Guidelines, changes to the model license agreement, the annual Budget Ceiling and changes to the Contribution Model<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To identify issues of strategic significance to be addressed by the organisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>These issues are annually debated and voted on by the Trustees at the AGM.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Leadership Team Meetings<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Global Leadership Team (GLT) is a global advisory body that supports the International Executive Director and comes together once a month. 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