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Team

Bonsucro's Secretariat carries out the day-to-day work of Bonsucro. The main offices are based in London with regional staff around the world.

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Board of Directors

Bonsucro's Board of Directors is responsible for all actions and activity of Bonsucro, although for practical purposes it delegates day-to-day responsibility of managing the organisation to the CEO and Secretariat team.

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  • Jean-Claude Autrey

    Chair, Board of Directors

  • Melanie Rutten-Sülz

    Chair, Governance Committee

  • Meredith Smith

    Chair, Members' Council

  • Ruben Faust

    Chair, Finance & Risk Committee

  • Elizabeth Farina

    Board Director

  • Anthony Edmonds

    Vice Chair, Members' Council

  • Peter Allsopp

    Chair, Technical Advisory Board

Members' Council

The representative body of the membership. It acts as a reference and sounding board for the Board of Directors, allowing members to have a say on the issues that matter to them.

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  • Alex Bjork

    Organisation: WWF USA Membership Class: Civil Society

  • Natasha Schwarzbach

    Organisation: PepsiCo Membership Class: End User

  • Billy King

    Organisation: Pernod Ricard Membership Class: End User

  • Iver Drabaek

    Organisation: Nordzucker Group Membership Class: Intermediary

  • Marina Carlini

    Organisation: Raízen Membership Class: Industrial

  • Anthony Edmonds (Vice Chair)

    Organisation: Donovale Farm Membership Class: Farmer

  • Miguel Tejada Iraizoz

    Organisation: Hacienda San Isidro Membership Class: Farmer

  • Sanjay Sacheti

    Organisation: Olam Membership Class: Industrial

  • Dr Gopinathan MC

    Organisation: Solidaridad Membership Class: Civil Society

  • Monica Jaen

    Organisation: Copersucar Membership Class: Intermediary

  • Patrick Dessources

    Organisation: Caseli Membership Class: Civil Society

  • Meredith Smith (Chair)

    Organisation: ED&F Man Membership Class: Intermediary

  • Kevin Ogorzalek

    Organisation: Barry Callebaut Membership Class: End User

  • Rafael Bordonal Kalaki

    Organisation: Socicana Membership Class: Farmer  

  • Claudia Asensio

    Organisation: Ingenio Pantaleon Membership Class: Industrial

  • Jorn Schouten

    Organisation: ACT Commodities Membership Class: Intermediary

  • Neil Judd

    Organisation: Proforest Membership Class: Civil Society

  • Joe Maguire

    Organisation: Coca-Cola Membership Class: End User

  • Julian Fox

    Organisation: Tetra Pak Membership Class: End User

  • Mario Francisco Amador Rivas

    Organisation: CNPA Membership Class: Industrial

  • Acacio Masson Filho

    Organisation: Assobari Membership Class: Farmer

  • SJ Lakshman

    Organisation: E.I.D Parry Membership Class: Industrial  

Technical Advisory Board (TAB)

Providing leadership and insights around global standards and other technical issues

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  • Peter Allsopp

    Expertise: Chair of the TAB, Pest management Location: Australia Association/Organisation: Previously at Sugar Research Australia Ltd

  • Raoul Lionnet

    Expertise: Milling, processing and refining Location: South Africa Association/Organisation: Consultant (formerly at Tongaat Hulett and Sugar Milling Research Institute)

  • Manoel Régis Lima Verde Leal

    Expertise: Biofuels Location: Brazil Association/Organisation: CTBE

  • Roshan Lal Tamak

    Expertise: Smallholder farmers Location: India Association/Organisation: DCM Shriram Ltd.

  • Damien Sanfilippo

    Expertise: Standards Location: Switzerland Association/Organisation: Better Cotton Initiative

  • Armando Ortega

    Expertise: Social fields Location: Mexico Association/Organisation: The Coca-Cola Company

  • Catharina Wesseling

    Expertise: Occupational medicine Location: Sweden/Central America Association/Organisation: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden & La Isla Network.  

  • Marionne Lips

    Expertise: Labour conditions/social dialogue Location: Netherlands Organisation: CNV Internationaal.