Functional Skills

Supply Chain Integration
Strategy Development
Sustainable Procurement
Organizational Leadership
Brand Strategy
Commercial Due Diligence
Employee Retention
M&A Support
Proposal Writing
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Governance
Strategic Planning
Value Chain Analysis
Workshop Facilitation

Software Skills

Microsoft Office
Figma

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Social & Public Sector

Notable Clients

Alaron Manufacturing
B Lab AANZ
DebtManagers
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
SweetShop Films

Experience

Près Strategy Management Consulting
Founder & Consultant
6/2022 - Present
Lead consultancy and manage a team of 3+ external contractors to deliver climate, decarbonization and strategic sustainability projects for over 20 businesses across governance, strategy and reporting.
• Design, win, and lead bespoke client engagements, incorporating stakeholder engagement, workshop design and facilitation, technical reporting, materiality and risk assessments, and implementation project management.
• Develop and implement climate resiliency, decarbonization & sustainability/ESG strategies for manufacturing, finance, beauty and FMCG sector clients. Includes delivering carbon mapping+reduction projects, designing governance structures, sustainability-KPI setting, impact measurement and long-term strategic planning.
• Understand and utilize a range of global frameworks in strategy and reporting contexts, including UN SDGs, GRI, GHG Protocol, CRSD, B Corp, TCFD, TNFD and SBTi, as well as New Zealand and export-jurisdiction regulation (e.g. EU).

Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand Other
BOARD MEMBER
6/2022 - 5/2024
• Led development of NZ leading climate activist organization's first strategic plan. Chair of Corporate Governance subcommittee, driving corporate climate accountability through disclosures, directors duties and greenwashing action.

Go Well Consulting Management Consulting
Consultant
6/2021 - 6/2022
Sustainability lead in boutique consultancy, focussing on FMCG and apparel clients.
• Led sustainability strategy development projects for clients in apparel, FMCG and professional services.
• Co-delivered and oversaw production of GRI-aligned impact reports for apparel and FMCG clients.
• Developed and presented sustainability and climate thought leadership content to clients' executive teams and boards, webinar audiences and newsletter recipients.
• Outsourced into six clients to project manage strategy implementation and provide additional resourcing to lead emissions mapping, research and supply chain mapping projects.

Russell McVeagh Legal
Senior Solicitor
1/2018 - 6/2021
• Corporate lawyer at a leading NZ law firm, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, commercial and climate change advice. Extensive experience with climate and sustainability risk in M&A and private equity transactions.

Interpol (International Police) Legal
Legal
2/2017 - 9/2017
Advised on compliance of police projects and conduct with INTERPOL's internal rules and international law.

New Zealand Law Commission Legal
Legal and Policy Advisor
2/2016 - 2/2017
• Researched, undertook consultation and drafted research outcomes into reports to inform law reform decisions.