She is known and appreciated by her colleagues as an IT-savvy and helpful co-worker, and she is part of our core team tasked to continuously tailor and improve Salesforce and FinancialForce as well as training and supporting staff in various bookkeeping …

Michal Rezek is in charge of developing our service and client portfolio and maintaining a high-quality service level. In addition, he handles FSC and Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture services and acts as a trainer on FSC Expert courses …

Małgorzata’s main tasks include invoicing and FSC trademark approvals. She is also responsible for handling the daily tasks in Preferred by Nature's Polish office. Her educational background is in Art Education. Her interests are connected with …

Ihor has more than 30 years working in the forestry sector. He worked in the Ukrainian Forestry Research Institute in various capacities, from the junior researcher to the first deputy director on science. As an expert or consultant Ihor took part in …

Michael is in charge of optimising our services to provide our clients with an excellent experience. This includes addressing opportunities for providing added value and streamlining our customer service processes. He is also responsible for Key Account …

… and promotion of sustainable forest management in Ukraine. Georgiy has been working as a local expert with FSC certification and auditing in Ukraine since 2003.  He joined Preferred by Nature in … and Chain of Custody Auditor for Preferred by Nature in Ukraine. …

Povilas has been working for Preferred by Nature’s Lithuanian office as Certification Manager and is responsible for FSC Chain of Custody and Forest Management assessments and audits. Previously he taught laboratory work to Forest Ecology faculty …

Olesya represents Preferred by Nature in Ukraine conducting FM/CW auditing and being expert of ENPI FLEG Programme. She has numerous knowledge on environmental conservation, biodiversity conservation, legal assessment of management activity in Carpathian …

Ditte works as a Technical Specialist under Preferred by Natures Project division. She has 10 years’ experience in supporting the implementation of due diligence for responsible sourcing, including providing support to companies. As part of Preferred by …

Based in Estonia, Tigran leads our work to develop and maintain our ambitious quality programme. The main work tasks are maintenance of the Quality Management System, conformance with all relevant accreditation requirements. He also manages external …

Since 2024, Katie is in charge of enhancing the usability of our various tools and platforms from a user perspective as well as a business intelligence perspective, ultimately for the benefit of enabling data-based decision making that supports our …

She is overall responsible for the efficient administration of Preferred by Nature's growing certification services in compliance with the accreditation standards. Her tasks include issuing certificates, maintaining certification databases and …

Michael has a professional background in forestry. He has worked in several state enterprises doing forest inventories. He went to New Zealand for a year to work in a forest research company in addition to a reforestation programme. He also participated …

Ieva is responsible for managing and executing FSC Chain of Custody audits in Lithuania and for providing FSC trademark services. She has comprehensive auditing experience. Ieva has an educational background within Environmental Engineering and Finances. …

In addition to keeping our IT equipment and processes up to date, Raido is our go-to person for IT support. He frequently gets to prove his great abilities by taming uncooperative computers and disobedient software, supporting his colleagues with his …

Jevgenia works in the Estonian office and is responsible for handling certification administration tasks for Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. She has a BSc in Agricultural Production and Marketing. Jevgenia also has previous experience in the tourism …

… of most Preferred by Nature certification programmes and standards, including the Preferred by Nature Certification …

Juraj is responsible for planning and conducting Forest Management and Chain of Custody certification assessments and audits in Central Europe.   He conducts FSC Forest Management and FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody auditing in Slovakia and the Czech …

Darius holds a Master’s degree in Biology and PhD degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences.   Since 1995 he has been working for environmental NGOs in Lithuania. He coordinated forest related activities, acted as Project Manager or participated as an …

… 2016. … Neli is responsible for the FSC Chain of Custody audits in Bulgaria and neighbouring countries, as well as …