Our Team
Rudi Plettinx
Rudi is CEO and Co-Founder, SusteneriGroup, Partner FutureWork Forum, and Member Virtual Advisory Board, Senior Advisor STS, Ambassador Industry 5.0, and ESG Advisor Boar of The ForeverGreen Group. He is a forward-thinking, competitive, and collaborative senior-level executive with extensive experience in Sustainability, CSR, transferable B2B solutions, leadership and management development, and culture and change management.
Rudi possesses a strong P&L track record in executive leadership strategy in all disciplines of leading business transformation. He has proven expertise in recruiting and developing staff and teams, establishing strategic partnerships, as well as new business opportunities and partnerships across EMEA and Globally. Rudi is an expert in building consultative teams leading organizational change, consulting services, needs analysis, and process improvements.
Lehlogonolo Moseri
Lehlogonolo is the Founding Director of Mosa Green Consulting, an organization that addresses and provides strategic sustainable solutions for Environmental Management and Social Impact Management services. She has led various Mining, infrastructure, and development projects within the African Continent, in the government and private sectors.
She advocates and advice on industry issues with a focus on Climate change, sustainability, and socio-economic matters for the organization, community, and workforce, coupled with a strong emphasis on achieving sustainable development goals because she knows that Africa still holds the power to take the key role for a more sustainable and economic planet. She is a sector lead for Environmental sustainability and Climate change at WECONA, (The Women’s Economic Assembly), launched by the office of the presidency as a multi-stakeholder initiative with the Private Sector, Civic Society, and Public sector, whose mandate emerging from Pillar 5 of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide National Strategic Plan, and dedicated to Economic Power. Her role is to identify and address gender-specific impacts of climate change in areas and to ensure an Improvement in adaptive & action capacity.
Lehlogonolo is the recipient of the 2020 top 100 global inspirational women in Mining award, awarded globally by the Women in Mining United Kingdom to top women across the globe who are contributing to stronger, safer, and more sustainable mining industry. She also receives the Mandela Washington Fellowship, an initiative of the US state department. Lehlogonolo has also received the Inspiring-Fifty award, an award issued by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to women worldwide carrying impactful work in the STEM field.
Luc Garguet-Duport
Luc is a purpose-driven Business Transformation Bold Leader. He has more than 25 years experience in global and regional executive roles within cross-functional and cross-cultural organisations. Luc is also a Professional Business Coach.
Luc uses his passion and expertise in sustainability to support organisations integrate sustainable principles in their operations – from defining a roadmap aligned with the company’s objectives and culture to practical and efficient implementation.
Luc has a long successful track record in corporate strategy, tactical negotiation, purchasing and supply chain, complex program management, building resilience in program and risk management, effective global executive communication, team and external stakeholder engagement buy-in.
From investigating the company purpose to implementing strategies to “Make-it Happen”, Luc co-creates value added throughout process supported by ad-hoc facilitation & coaching (individual or in groups).
Ramesh Fatania
Global Executive with 25 years of Corporate Experience (BP) in a variety of Leadership roles. Currently CEO, NED, consultant, adviser, and coach to C-level executives across industries (O&G, Chemicals, Pharma/ Biotech, Industrials, and not-for-profit organizations).
Deep experience in Strategy, M&A, transformation, and senior leadership development. My major strength is building integrated solutions from strategic framing, execution, and leadership development.
Strong and consistent track record of building high performance, transformation, client relationships, and complex projects. (Recently completed sustainability strategy & transformation review project for a global chemicals company).
Entrepreneurial with a growth mindset and agility.
Kirby is a former lawyer turned international innovation & business strategy professional with experience in marketing, C-level management and consulting.
Today she advises SME’s and universities on emerging trends and sustainable business transformations and guides her clients to a more futureproof course.
Experienced in design thinking and cross industry innovation she managed to build a strong portfolio and develop a diverse network across different sectors. Assignments in different industries has learned her to influence and advise in the cultural and people aspects of organizational change and business improvement initiatives.
It is Kirby’s mission to inspire & connect organizations by creating sustainable business opportunities and new partnerships in (new) ecosystems.
Kirby Van den Brande
Presently supporting food retailers in their transformation as 'sustainable organizations' and driving their mission towards 'sustainable consumption'. They are known as one of Europe’s most sustainable food retailers. Drove EMEA Marketing at The Green Grid, the Greenpeace of the IT industry.
His passion is uncovering and developing the sustainability potential in people, processes, and organizations.
Hi learned his trade while executing growth strategies at Microsoft, Autodesk, and Dell EMC. He is comfortable at the crossroads between strategy and IT, using the latter to transform the first with a sustainability goal in mind.
Roel Castelein
Paul was born and bred in Australia. He is an avid believer and promoter of Sustainability. He is a well-seasoned business growth professional. He is a certified executive business coach, a master expert in change management, Innovation, and performance coaching with a high entrepreneurial drive.
Striving for business excellence, he founded Antworks Consulting in partnership with Brian Tracy Solutions to partner with clients to help them be the best version of themselves and deliver sustainable business growth & high impact.
Before establishing his firm, He cumulated over 20+ years of rich & in-depth business growth experience working in fast-paced, blue-chip global & regional corporations such as (Australian Government Ogilvy & Mather, Procter & Gamble; Leo Burnett; DENTSU, LBCI; Henry Ford Health System; Vision 2030 among others.)
He has worked and consulted multiple sectors both private and public as well as governmental; gathering a rare and full view of the business cycle.
His assignments were spread in Turkey and MENA region across various markets. Paul has led the launch of several businesses in the region, and also set up multiple offices, teams, and new business territories during his professional career.
Paul Boulos
Patrick is Founder of Greenaumatic. He approaches life with excitement, energy and likes to experience new things, situations, people or environments. Patrick distinguishes himself from others by his creative way of thinking.
His long-build expertise in data gathering, data processing, and reporting at large enterprises benefit him well while making a contribution to a better world. He does this via the delivery of non-financial reports to SME's. Providing better grounds to make solid business decisions for companies is his main focus, with the end goal is to support companies to become future proof.
Patrick is proactive and has a great ability to bring people together and work on a mutual challenge. He is amiable, correct and someone who quickly and easily creates award and support. Such characteristics complement his skills in being a great expert on data processing.
Patrick de Veer
Sacha is an independent trainer and mentor, with a lot of creativity and drive. He has a broad working experience in different roles – IT, supply chain, consultant, trainer, and director of an academy – and for customers and employers in different sectors – logistics, pharma, chemicals, automotive, FMCG, high-tech, food, and retail.
Sacha strongly believes that the circular economy is a vital building block in creating a sustainable future, and that circularity and supply chains are a match made in heaven.
He can connect with many stakeholders within a company, on different levels of hierarchy and from different functions.
He combines that ability with his training expertise to ensure teams acquire the necessary skills to drive change. In his portfolio, he holds several excellent business simulation games to support those training sessions.
Sacha De Backer
Noël is strategy & sustainability advisor with an international senior manager career in materials and transportation companies.
He has strategy assessment & execution expertise in metals, transport, energy & construction. He managed venture funds, created own start-up and supports sustainability related start-ups around the world.
He is passionate by long term thinking, trends monitoring, innovations, new tech scouting in combination with strategy roadmaps and portfolio building and execution, data insights consolidation based on critical data source evaluation.
Noël is a coach & mentor for young talent and a big picture strategic reflection sounding board for executives.
Noël Paesen
ESG Advisor and Leadership Strategy
ESG Advisor and Board Consultant
"Make Sustainability the new Business Normal: it is like climbing a mountain, first establish your base camp and then plan to reach the top in phases through your strategy."
"Shifting towards long-term gains, through sustainable stewardship for the world, we seek"
Dirk Verbruggen
Najat Rizk
Dirk is CFO and Co-Founder, SusteneriGroup, and also Regional Director and part-time CFO in the CFO Centre.
He is proactive, competitive and a team-playing senior-level executive with extensive experience in Finance & Sustainability as well in a multinational environment as in SMEs. Dirk has a long track record in Finance and business transformation. He has proven expertise in establishing joint ventures and strategic partnerships and developing new business opportunities.
Dirk is mainly concerned with value creation for his customers (financial and nonfinancial items) and is an expert in building teams for organizational change & process improvements.
The Galileo of Your Transformation
“Sustainable business strategies are unique to each organization as they tie into larger business goals and organizational values.”
Najat is the founder and CEO of ALAZEMA Media, a strategic communications and media advisory firm, with expertise in media, new technologies, strategic communications, stakeholders' management and board inclusion and gender diversity.
As a serial entrepreneur and business growth expert, Najat has over 25 years of experience in leading communication and media roles. She acted as a communication & media advisor to several ministries across GCC. She also led regional and international complex media projects across the Middle East. SMEs and Women empowerment are at the core of her professional journey.
Najat Rizk is a winner of Harvard’s Michael Porter All World Program award for the fastest growing company and as the highest intensity serial woman entrepreneur for two consecutive years. In 2019, she received the “Exceptional Women of Excellence” award from the Women Economic Forum (WEF). She is a member of renowned international media platforms, including the international Emmys jury.
Najat is also a founding partner of Beyond Consulting Group, an enterprise specializing in organizational development, social entrepreneurship and digital transformation.
Najat is a frequent speaker on Entrepreneurship and Media. She is a visiting professor at Columbia University, the American University of Beirut and Saint Joseph University in Lebanon.
Najat is a passionate advocate for women empowerment and inclusiveness, she is an active member of the Lebanese League for Women in Business, a
founding member of LWAF (Lebanese Women Angel Fund) and a Board Advisor at the Virtual Advisory Board (VAB).
Strategy & Transformation Leader
“Success in Sustainability requires seeing the world and framing the strategy in a new way. A significant change can be achieved through using technologies and innovation. But, the major ingredient is changing the mental models to see sources of value differently. This requires awareness, ambition, and bold leadership.”
“Sustainability is a business megatrend, like electrification and mass production, that will profoundly affect companies' competitiveness and even their survival. Therefore, to become sustainable is to relieve the burden of planning for durable future scenarios..”
Advisor for Sustainable Innovation, Business Development & Impact Strategy Futurologist for Business & Lifestyle Brands
“Climate changes, just as summer flowy into autumn and autumn into winter.”
ESG Advisor and Data Analysis
“There are no half measures.”
Business Transformation Expert
“Become ESG knowledgeable and digitally well-equipped.”
“Make a difference for yourself and your customers.“
Non-Financial reporting Advisor
“We learned a lot from optimizing linear supply chains, through multi-disciplinary collaboration supported by data.
Now let's put those practices and knowledge to good use and make sustainable and circular supply chains a reality... on the double!“
Trainer & Mentor
Sustainable and Circular Supply Chains
Strategy & Innovation Assessment Advisor
Michael Jenkins
Laurence Anjoras
Beate Caldewey-Samaras
Jean-François Goupillier
Ioana Hardy
Ugeshree Thakurpersad
Mark Reid
Michael was born and spent his early years in Malaysia. He graduated from Durham University in Chinese followed by postgraduate studies in Japanese language, politics and economics at Nanzan University in Nagoya, after which he worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as an analyst. Returning to the UK in 1988, Michael worked at the University of Bath as Director of the Foreign Languages Centre. In 2001, he returned to Asia as Director of INSEAD Executive Education in Singapore and later joined CCL Asia Pacific as Managing Director. In 2009 Michael took on the role of CEO, Roffey Park Institute (UK). In July 2018 Michael joined the Human Capital Leadership Institute in Singapore and in 2020 set up his own company Expert Humans. The UK’s HR Magazine named Michael as one of the UK’s Most Influential Thinkers in HR in 2013 and 2016 and in 2020 Michael joined the UK-based FutureWork Forum as a Partner. Michael is a regular speaker, writer and moderator on humanising the workplace, new thinking in leadership development, the Future of Work and sustainability. He is the author of Expert Humans: Critical Leadership Skills for a Disrupted World which was recently published by Emerald Publishing. His work on empathy and compassion in leadership has appeared in articles in People Matters, the EFMD’s Global Focus magazine and SMU’s Lien Centre for Social Innovation’s Social Space magazine. He was sponsor of and a contributor to the Human Capital Leadership Institute’s report on sustainability in Asia entitled Doing Well and Doing Good in Asia.
Global Executive with 25 years of Corporate Experience (Solvay) in Sales and Marketing roles, both at the strategic and operational levels and Sustainability. Currently Senior Strategic Analysis & Policy Consultant at TNO and Advisor in Strategy and Sustainable Innovation Product portfolio across industries (Chemicals, O&G, Mining industries).
Deep experience in Sustainable Product Portfolio assessment and associated metrics/methodologies (both environmental and market level). My major strength is integrating sustainability into business processes and decision-making as well as execution (operation, strategy, governance).
Strong and consistent track record in building strong system relationships and connecting the dots in complex projects. (Recently completed sustainability strategy & transformation review project for a global chemicals company)
Beate is a well-rounded international financial professional with extensive experience in sales, management, and consulting turned regenerative olive farmer.
Her management and analytic skills, and extensive and in-depth knowledge of the investment management industry married with passion and insights for sustainability & regenerative agriculture make for a unique profile.
Being equally familiar with C-Level work assignments and hands-on sustainability projects allows her to bring a new and fresh perspective to business and investment challenges.
Beate has a proven track record for selling into the investment industry, heading high-growth offices/teams in South East Asia, and managed to prove in their first year of farming that the regenerative approach works, is cost-saving, and produces award-winning products with premium prices.
It is Beate’s mission to unlock the same transition potential for her clients and other businesses.
Jean-François is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in Sustainability & Change management. He is convinced that embedding sustainability in business processes is key for companies’ successes.
He has a strong track record in Project management, and he’s used to work in international / multicultural network. During his career, he worked in several industry sectors, with an emphasis on chemical industry and energy.
During his tenure at the Corporate Sustainability Department of Solvay he ensured the application of the best-in-class methodology to unlock superior performance for the Business. Products and projects were assessed according both their environmental footprint and their alignment with stakeholders’ expectations.
Ioana is a sought-after “Marketing for Sustainability” trainer, coach, and speaker with more than 20 years of international expertise in building and growing brands in multinationals and start-ups.
She started her career in corporations, working with multinationals like LG Electronics and Nestle. With her team, she won the “Diploma of excellence for the Most Effective Campaign”, offered under the patronage of the EU.
Ioana is the founder of Impacters Group where she works with sustainability entrepreneurs who are fiercely committed to making a difference but need support to articulate their value and market themselves. She also works with larger organizations to develop engaging communication around sustainability, internally and externally.
She seats on boards and advisory teams promoting sustainable goals, is an Ellen MacArthur Circular Economy Pioneer, and is an active SDG activist.
Ugeshree is the Director and Founder of DevRani Consult, a socio- economic development consultancy advising multi-nationals on strategy, business transformation and sustainability.
Some of the recent projects that Ugeshree worked on includes the Developed the Enterprise development strategy for the Gauteng Premiers’ office under the Tshepo1Million jobs project, worked in partnership with Promethium Carbon to develop and rollout the National stakeholder engagement plan for the Carbon offset program, Conducted Sasol’s CSI baseline assessment study and Developed both Siemens and Siemens Healthineers Enterprise and Supplier development programs.
She was also the founding member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and served as a Director for 3 consecutive years and is the Chairperson of the S’ya PhandaSya Phanda Trust (A Pepkor
Transformation Initiative).
One of her career highlights includes the development of the Tsitsikamma Community Wind farm in the Eastern Cape (95MW).
Mark is an experienced Chief Information Officer who has led data and digital-centric transformations across a range of businesses, ownership models, and sectors. Part of the SusteneriGroup subject matter expert network because of his passion for sustainability and his track record in enabling business transformation through people, process re-design, and technology. Mark supports this with his leadership coaching experience, where he focuses on resetting the mindset to be more purpose and collaboratively-driven. In enabling transformation on a global scale, Mark has demonstrable experience in facilitating change in complex stakeholder and operational environments. Originally from an organizational change/consulting services background, Mark combines a strategic focus with practical, agile delivery.
Sustainable CFO
Sustainability/ESG & Communication Board Advisor
"Sustainability Finance will save the world by encouraging and honoring the transition to more sustainable business. Performance in sustainability will be reported by means of non-financial reporting and can be evaluated by sustainable rating companies which will be the base for sustainable funding."
“Disruption in the new world order is all about sustainable businesses creating impact and giving back to communities."
Sustainability/ESG: Leadership and Change Specialist
Strategy & Innovation Leader
ESG Advisor, Impact Investing, Green Finance Pioneer Regenerative Agriculture & Agroforestry
ESG Advisor – Chemical Industry
ESG and Impact Marketing
Socio-Economic Development Consultant
Chief Information / Transformational Officer
“Sustainability is the Future of Work. We require a new paradigm of leadership to tackle the enormous challenges in front of us. Leading with altruism, compassion and empathy provides us with a fresh step in the right direction "
“The pathway to 2050 requires actions at many levels and by multiple stakeholders. If I believe that each of us should contribute, I believe that all companies have a major role to play as they have innovative solutions and the technological capabilities to help solve society’s big issues.
In 2050, our children currently attending classes in basic school will be the same age as the age of senior managers today. Make it happen now.”
“Sustainability means a whole lot more than complying with ESG & SDFR requirements. Transitioning businesses and strategies to regenerative thinking and execution opens up a world of opportunities and sustainable profitability."”
“Sustainable Development for Superior Business Performance.”
“Sustainability principles empower businesses to rethink how they create value in ways that benefit the environment, society, and the economy. It is the biggest wave of business transformation that companies are embarking on since the industrial revolution. We live in a time of great opportunities.”
“We need to Create a Safe World for our Children with a balanced Environment and
self-sustaining Eco-System.”
“Like digital, sustainability related transformation doesn’t sit separate to other transformation priorities in the board room, ….it weaves into them”
Global Business Development
ESG Business Strategy & Execution
For Profit/Non-Profit
Sustainable Business Transformation
Cash Flow Management
Revenue & Profit Growth
Business development
Sustainable Business Transformation
Innovation strategy
Business trends
Foresight
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Sustainable Finance
GRI Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting
Sustainable Funding
Sustainable Business Transformation
Strategic Communication & Stakeholder management
Women Empowerment & Inclusiveness
Entrepreneurship (For Profit/Non-Profit)
Sustainable Business Transformation
Metaverse
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Global Business Development
Business Intelligence & Sustainability
Sustainable Business Transformation
Sustainable Business Innovation
Sustainability & Mobility
Risk Management
Value Creation
Business Strategy & Execution
M&A / Integration
Sustainable Business Transformation
Complex Program / Project Management
Organizational Restructuring
Leadership Development
Business Development
Digital Transformation
Sustainable Business Transformation
Innovation Strategy
Business Trends
Corporate Communication
Foresight
Sustainability Strategy
Food Retail/Warehousing /Distribution
Change Management
ESG-reporting
Business Intelligence, Marketing, Communication, PR
6 Sigma certified Data Science Certified
Author several blog entries on Climate Change
Corporate Governance-ESG
Business Strategy & Transformation
Executive Business Coaching
Board Advisory
ESG Reporting
Integrated Thinking
Integrated Reporting
Long Term Value Creation
Strategic Portfolio Management
ESG Business Strategy & Execution
Innovation
New Ventures
Market & Competitive Intelligence
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HR and Sustainable Business
ESG and Change Management
Altruism, Compassion, & Empathy
Future of Work
Human Capital Processes and Systems
Sustainability Integration in Business Processes
Sustainable Innovation
Sales & Marketing
Complex Project Management
Systemic Approach & Partnership Building
Mentoring
Green Finance
Sustainable Investing
Agroforestry
Regenerative Agriculture
ESG & SDFR Strategy
Sustainable Business Transformation
ESG Business Strategy & Execution
Sustainable Business Transformation
Operating Model re-definition
Marketing Strategy
Sustainable Communication
Leadership for Sustainability
Stakeholders Buy-In
Clients Engagement & Attraction
Strategy and Business Development
Socio-economic Development
Due-diligence Studies
Stakeholder Engagement
Enterprise and Supplier Development
Global technology-enabled transformation
Business and technology strategy alignment
Digital – Data - Cloud
Operating model re-definition
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“Reaching net positive is an inclusive process by integrating strategy, sustainability & innovation in one journey, leaving nobody behind.”“