Simon Clarke

Environment Social Governance

Simon is one of the Founding Directors of IBIS Consulting and has over 15 years of experience in the areas of sustainability and climate change. He has worked in over 20 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia. Simon primarily advises listed corporations as well as private equity firms and DFI’s on sustainability and climate change. He has particular experience working in the Mining & Metals, Chemicals, Construction, Telecommunications, Finance, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors. Simon’s experience has included helping clients develop integrated corporate sustainability and climate change strategies focused on practical business outcomes. His climate change experience covers greenhouse gas reporting, resource efficiency, climate policy and physical climate change risk. His sustainability experience has focused on strategy, delivery of capacity building and training to all levels of management, sustainability management systems, sustainability reporting and assurance. Simon also supports Private Equity clients in developing and implementing ESG monitoring, reporting and assurance systems.

Simon completed a B.Sc. Hons Degree and a Masters in Environment and Development through the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. He is a trained ISO 14001 environmental auditor, a registered Professional Natural Scientist and holds an Advanced Certificate in Project Management. Prior to forming IBIS, Simon was a Partner and practice lead of the Sustainability and Climate Change practice at Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in South Africa, and prior to that was at PwC. Simon regularly publishes thought leadership articles on sustainability and climate change trends and was recently the climate change specialist and contributing author to a large study on the environmental and social impacts of shale gas in South Africa.

Teddy DeRoy

Environment Social Governance

Teddy is one of the founding directors of IBIS Consulting and is Managing Director of their East Africa business based in Nairobi, Kenya. Teddy has +15 years’ experience in the Environmental, Health & Safety and Sustainability management fields. Teddy has worked widely in Western Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and in North and Sub-Saharan Africa. Teddy has carried out more than 1 000 ESG and EHS projects for large industrial facilities to SMEs. His project experience predominantly includes ES Due Diligence but also compliance auditing, management system (development, implementation and auditing), ESHIA and capacity building / training. His sectoral experience includes oil & gas, mining, power, infrastructure, chemicals, manufacturing, agro-industry, real estate and financial institutions. He is highly familiar with Sustainability standards (IFC-PS, EPIII, UNPRI, VGGT, ISO 14k and OHSAS 18 k).

Teddy has worked in >20 African countries and was based in South Africa in 2007-2008, in the DRC from 2015-2016 and has been based in Kenya since 2016. Prior to joining IBIS, Teddy spent two years as the EHS & CSR Director of Perenco in DRC and prior to that as Partner at ERM France where he led the M&A, Compliance, Management System and Training Practices comprising a team of 25 staff. Teddy is a qualified Chemical Engineer (ESPCI – Paris) and holds a MSc in Environmental Sciences (Imperial College – London). Teddy is an accredited ISO 14k and OHSAS 18k (UKAS) auditor and a frequent lecturer to the Geneva University HEG/HEC and Paris School of Mines ISIGE MSc on Sustainability Strategy.

Belinda Ridley

Environment Social Governance

Belinda is a Director and Head of Social Performance at IBIS Consulting and has 15 years’ experience in the environmental, social and sustainability management fields. She has particular focus in social performance management and social and land acquisition risk for clients operating, acquiring land and investing in Africa. Belinda is a specialist in the application of IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles; in particular IFC PS5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement. She has worked in over 25 countries in Southern, West and East Africa, Northern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Belinda’s specific expertise includes Social Impact Assessment; E&S Management Systems; Environmental and Social Due Diligence and Social Risk Assessment; Social Performance Auditing and Monitoring; Community Relations and Stakeholder Engagement; and Resettlement Action Planning and Review. Belinda primarily works with Private Equity and Impact Funds, DFI’s, commercial banks and trade clients investing and operating in Africa across sectors including financial services, infrastructure, agriculture, power (renewables and conventional), chemicals, mining and oil & gas. She helps her clients understand and manage their social risks and opportunities and add value to their long term developmental impact in the communities in which they invest and operate, through implementing international good practice social and land acquisition management systems.

Belinda is a Social Anthropologist (BA CANTAB Archaeology and Anthropology) by training and holds an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is a member of the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa (IoDSA).

Prior to joining IBIS Belinda was a Senior Social Performance specialist and led the Social Consulting practices at global sustainability consulting firms in South Africa (ERM) and in the United Kingdom (URS Corporation).

Riz Mohammed

Environment Social Governance

Riz Mohammed is the Finance Director of IBIS Consulting based in Johannesburg. She has 18 years of relevant experience of which she has spent the last 10 years working as a financial manager in the professional services sector. Prior to joining IBIS in 2017, Riz was responsible for the finance function for the South African, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzanian offices of a large multi-national consulting firm. Before that, Riz spent 10 years at an insurance brokerage where she was responsible for day to day business operations. Riz is currently responsible for all aspects of the finance function at IBIS including accounting, business support, financial analysis and reporting, audit and tax. Riz holds a Bachelors of Commerce Degree in Accounting and is currently completing her Professional Level of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification. Riz has undertaken various short courses in financial management, tax, BBBEE and IT.

Petrus Gildenhuys

Environment Social Governance

Petrus is one of the founding directors of IBIS Consulting and Managing Director of their Sustainability Reporting and Assurance business - a licensed assurance provider with AccountAbility (UK). He has 23 years of experience in the environmental, health & safety and sustainability management fields, working in sectors such as mining, agriculture, utilities, oil and gas, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, financial services and government. He has worked in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, UK, Germany, Brazil, Chile and the Antarctic. He primarily advises listed and other multinational clients on sustainability and integrated reporting as well as independent 3rd party assurance of those reports. Petrus also supports Private Equity and Impact Fund clients in developing and implementing ESG monitoring, reporting and assurance systems.

Petrus has BSc (Botany & Geography), BLarch (Ecological Design) and MBA (Strategy) degrees. He is a registered Professional Natural Scientist in the field of Environmental Science with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) and is also a registered Lead CSAP (Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner). He has completed over 300 advisory, assurance and compliance related consulting projects placing him amongst the most experienced sustainability assurance practitioners in Africa. He has also lectured on several sustainability related topics at the CEM (Centre for Environmental Management) at the North West University as well as Wits University. Prior to the founding of IBIS, Petrus established a boutique sustainability reporting and assurance consultancy that was later amalgamated into IBIS. Before that Petrus led the sustainability practice at PWC in South Africa for nearly 10 years. Petrus serves on the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) Integrated Report Assurance sub-committee in South Africa that develops guidance to practitioners on assurance matters.

Oliver Warner

Environment Social Governance

Oliver is the Managing Director of IBIS Asia, based in Singapore. Oliver has been advising Financial Institutions on sustainable finance and ESG for the last 17 years in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, with the last 10 years based in Singapore. Oliver was previously Sustainable Finance Manager at Standard Chartered Bank focussed on emerging markets where he reviewed and advised on transactions to meet the requirements of international sustainability standards, such as the Equator Principles and the IFC standards, as well as internal Environmental & Social policy, guidance and risk screening tools. From 2014 to 2018 Oliver led the Sustainable Finance practice across Asia Pacific for a global management consultancy.

Oliver brings a strong understanding of the practical and pragmatic application of international E&S standards, including capacity building and training, development and implementing E&S management systems, E&s;S due diligence and assisting project/investees in navigating, understanding and meeting financiers’ E&S expectations. Uniquely, he has substantial first-hand experience in over 20 countries in Asia and in a range of sectors. including agribusiness, chemicals, food & beverage, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining (and metals processing), oil & gas (upstream, midstream & downstream), pharmaceuticals, power (thermal, renewables & transmission) and ICT.

Oliver has authored / co-authored a number of publications on sustainable finance commissioned by financial institutions, including Reporting Requirements for Environmental & Social Due Diligence for the Equator Principles Association. Oliver is a Chartered Environmental Professional, a full Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), a Registered Principal Environmental Auditor in the UK and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London. Oliver holds a degree in Environmental Science from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

Dr Bruce Walker

Contamination Risk Management

Bruce has 30+ years experience in the environmental, health & safety and sustainability management fields in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa.

Bruce’s key areas of expertise include EHS due diligence, portfolio environmental liability management, site investigation, risk assessment, remediation alternatives analysis and Contaminated Land Regulatory Compliance. Bruce has undertaken projects in the oil & gas, infrastructure, legal, financial, manufacturing, and food and beverage sectors. Bruce works with clients and advisors to assess the potential environmental risks associated with their property portfolio, including operational and legacy issues. He guides clients on the appropriate extent and focus of site assessments and provides technical support during contract negotiation and the development of mitigation plans.

He has a BSc Honours Degree in Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Land Reclamation from the University of Glasgow. Bruce is a Registered Environmental Auditor with the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment and a Member of the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists.

Ann-Carol Leach

Contamination Risk Management

Ann-Carol has 21+ years experience in the provision of environmental consulting support to clients in more than 10 countries throughout Africa.

Her areas of expertise include soil and groundwater contamination investigation, risk assessment, remedial feasibility and implementation as well as environmental due diligence assessments. Ann-Carol has extensive experience in carrying out and managing large multi-site investigations and long-term programmes on behalf of a number of clients in the oil & gas (refineries, bulk fuel depots and retail stations), mining, power generation and manufacturing sectors. Ann-Carol has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and is a Registered Professional Natural Scientist (PrSciNat).

Lebo Letsoalo

Non–Executive Director

Lebo Letsoalo is a non-executive director of IBIS’ South African business. She is a supply chain specialist with 18 years experience and has held executive roles in Supply Chain with a number of leading South African and multi-national companies including Sasol, Eskom, DeBeers, Fluor and IBM. In 2008, Lebo was profiled by the Financial Mail as one of the top 10 most inspiring women within State Owned Entities. She was also nominated for a Global Business Leadership Award at the International Conference on Gender & Sustainability in New York in 2017.

Lebo is currently a Supply Chain Coach and advises on sustainable supply chain and optimisation solutions. She is the Chairperson of the Southern Africa Shippers Transport & Logistics Council (SASTALC), is a Director of the Black Industrialist Group (BIG) and also the Founder and Chairperson of the African Women in Supply Chain Association (AWISCA). Amongst other roles, Lebo is also a non-executive director of Booyco Engineering and the Kwazulu Natal Maritime Cluster. Lebo has a Diploma in Purchasing, a BTech Logistics and an MBA. Lebo is currently completing her PhD in Sustainable Supply Chain.