Team

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  Jan Willem van Gelder

  Director, Profundo

  van Gelder was trained as a development economist and has been active in the field of corporate economic research for more than 25 years. His research and consultancy experience spans a broad range of economic sectors, countries, commodity chains and CSR themes.

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  Gabriel Thoumi, CFA, FRM

  Director Capital Markets, Climate Advisers

  Thoumi provides global financial analysis for mitigating systemic climate risk while advising on “greening” capital markets for clients and coalitions. He has 15 years of experience managing and deploying frameworks to improve global capital markets sustainability through risk mitigation and return enhancement.

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  Annemieke Beekmans

  Director, Aidenvironment

  Beekmans has a background in social cultural science. From 1996 to 2008 she worked in Latin America and Africa, advising NGOs and the public and private sector on poverty reduction through sustainable investment and sourcing. In 2009, Annemieke joined Aidenvironment to work on sustainability impact assessments, agro-commodities and corporate social responsibility related assignments.

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  Tim Steinweg

  Consultant, Aidenvironment Asia

  Steinweg has a background in International Development Studies. From 2007 to 2015, he worked as a corporate researcher at the Center for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). He is specialized in combining desk research on business strategies, corporate structures and finance with field research on human rights and environmental impacts.

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  Adriani Zakaria

  Manager, Aidenvironment Asia

  Zakaria has worked as a campaigner, researcher and auditor, the mainstay of his work being associated with the palm oil sector in Indonesia. He has extensive experience with field work and working with local communities, local NGOs, as well as with the media, judicial institutions, government and parliament. He has expertise in legal and policy analysis, satellite imagery and advocacy work.

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  Eric Wakker

  Senior Consultant, Aidenvironment

  Wakker has acquired, executed and coordinated numerous consultancy projects relating to natural resource management and trade, with a focus on the forestry, plantation and agricultural sectors in Southeast Asia.  His areas of expertise are research, sustainability risks assessments, strategy development and  multi-stakeholder dialogue. Eric has many years of experience in the Asian palm oil sector.