Experience

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  Royal navy

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Sub-lieutenant
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  Atkins

  May 2000 - Jan 2004

  Environmental scientist

  Soil & groundwater investigation and remediation consultant. Project experience working for regulators, corporates and property developers including Secondsite / Lattice Properties, St George, the Environment Agency and Local Authorities.

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  Urs corporation, an aecom company

  Jan 2004 - Jun 2011

  Technical director

  Specialised in environmental due diligence assessment and risk management, the modelling of environmental liability-related financial risk, management of intrusive investigations, quantitative risk assessment & ground remediation and completion of portfolio desk-based contaminated land assessments.Responsibility for project directing environmental risk management assignments on both a local and global scale, leading project teams and in undertaking cost modelling of identified liabilities as appropriate. Also responsible for monitoring team financial performance and for line management.Prior to undertaking broadly-focused environmental due diligence assessment, experience included project management of a post-sale (SPA governed) investigation and remediation of a chalk aquifer contaminated with chlorinated solvents and program management experience for multi-site UK retail petroleum remediation contract, including responsibility for co-ordination of multi-disciplinary team. Show less

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  Erm: environmental resources management

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2017

  Principal

  Principal Consultant with a focus on environment, social & sustainability due diligence and monitoring in accordance with Equator Principles and the IFC Performance Standards, post-transaction risk management and integration, financial risk modelling and contaminated land assessment / remediation. Working for corporates, banks, export credit agencies and private equity, I focus on management and delivery of environmental and social assessments and on action plan implementation.Line management and mentorship of colleagues, working to develop and drive performance & satisfaction.Experienced in working across Western & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa in sectors including upstream and downstream oil & gas, petrochemical and MCP. Example lenders independent environmental and social consultant projects include: the Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Plant during construction and operations phases; for two refinery upgrades as part of KNPCs Clean Fuels Project in Kuwait; for a refinery upgrade as part of the BAPCO Modernisation Project in Bahrain; and for the monitoring of an environmental and social corrective action plan at a Tanzanian gold mine. Show less

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  British international investment

  Jul 2017 - now

  - Leading on management of environmental and social risk and securing of opportunities through relationship building, due diligence and monitoring of direct debt, equity and fund investments in Africa, South Asia and South East Asia, aligning transactions with BIIs Policy on Responsible Investing.- Line management and mentorship of colleagues globally.- Responsible for ESG aspects on all Corporate Debt investments.- Attendance at and participation in Investment Committees and Portfolio Reviews.- Provision of support to investees in the implementation of E&S Action Plans and the building of capacity.- Thought leadership on strategic ESG aspects internally and externally. Show less

  • ESG Impact Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Executive, ESG Impact

    Jul 2017 - Apr 2021