Advisory Board
JON CORNWELL
CEO of Newsflare, offering the largest collection of captivating rights-cleared user-generated video in the world. Prior to that Jon was the CFO and COO of Clear Cell Group.
ANDY DEWIS
Serial investor, entrepreneur and business leader focused on growing sustainable businesses. Currently Founder and CEO of Pineapple Sustainable Business Partnerships, also Special Advisor to Schneider Electric’s Sustainable Business Unit and Partner of ESG and Sustainability investments at Saturn Investments.
Andy founded a successful international energy and sustainability consultancy, M&C Energy, back in 2010. The business was sold to Schneider Electric in 2012. Andy went on to become Vice President of Energy and Sustainability Services at Schneider.
BEV HURLEY
Bev has a wealth of first-hand experience of growing several successful businesses and overcoming the challenges of key tipping points of the scale-up journey. She has launched six ground-breaking and multi-award winning services to address market gaps and unmet business growth needs, all of which have been replicated and scaled across the UK.
Bev’s expertise as a successful angel investor in technology, and prolific innovator, and working with firms through YTKO’s ERDF programmes, has given her the knowledge and experience to support over 22,000 businesses to sustain and grow, helped raise £70m in growth finance, and create over 10,000 new jobs for the UK economy.
FRAN VAN DJIK
Fran’s forte is to help sustainability leaders focus on the things that matter most, especially when it comes to sustainability opportunities and risks. At C-suite and senior level, she asks the right questions, guides priority-setting and helps turn ambition to reality.
Fran is Deputy Chair of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Chairs the Macaulay Development Trust and served on Montanaro Asset Management’s Advisory Committee.
GILES BARFORD
Cybersecurity professional. Worked with a range of different organisations including media, finance, public services, and technology companies. Currently, Giles works as a Senior Engineer in the Cybersecurity team of a global financial services organization which operates regulated markets in Europe, Asia, and North America.
KARLI HISCOCK
Partner in the Real Estate department of BWB specialising in commercial property transactions. Has advised charities on numerous commercial property transactions and also have experience of secured lending; acting for borrowers and lenders.
CRAIG PASK
CEO of Market Report Company (MRC), an innovative supply chain analytics and data company and Net Villages, a chain of low-carbon, sustainable communities being built in partnership with local communities in Ukraine.
As an investor, advisor and mentor to multiple start-ups in the sustainability, digital and spirits industries, Craig is passionate about supporting companies that are having a positive impact on the planet and its people.
MARK RAYNER
Mark is a business innovation and growth specialist. He is currently CEO of CW(Cambridge Wireless), a globally recognised members organisation which promotes the growing demand digital and wireless technologies have in our society, and also an Astia Advisor, volunteering to help women in business. Astia invests in high-growth companies with women leaders.
TOBY ROBINS
Set up environmental supplies company Greenworld in 1989. Validated by many external awards including Sunday Times Best Green Company and Mayor of London’s Awards. Previously CEO of Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and currently Commercial Director of British Association for Sustainable Sport. A Fellow of IEMA and the RSA.
NATHAN WIMBLE
Nathan has a wealth of experience in growing companies and in the last 15 years has specialised in innovative scale up businesses in a range of sectors including environment and data/insights that are either disrupting, transforming or creating their industry. Nathan’s expertise over the last 20+ years in sales and Go To Market has enabled companies to achieve accelerated growth. Nathan was Commercial Director at The CarbonNeutral Company where he doubled the size of the company, Exec Vice President of Go To Market at Toluna where he led their transition to a SaaS business, and is CEO of SaGe Ascend – a revenue acceleration consultancy.