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 …

After graduating from the Forestry Department of the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy in Kyiv, Georgiy started working in the Ukrainian Forestry Research Institute in Kharkiv, where he worked for more than 30 years. He participated as an expert or …

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 …

… by Nature in 2013 and has a background as an FSC and PEFC CoC auditor and has participated in FM audits.   … …

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 …

In addition to service delivery in Belarus, Siarhei has participated in FSC auditing in Ukraine and Russia, as well as workshops, field trainings and seminars carried out in Latvia, Sweden, Finland and Germany. He has consulted a range of the biggest …

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. …

Aliaksandr is responsible for service development and provision in Belarus, including sales and delivery of auditing services. He has comprehensive experience as a Forest Management and Chain of Custody Lead Auditor. In addition to service delivery in …

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 …

… and climate. With over 20 years of practical experience in certification, Hando is a seasoned auditor, with field … been lead trainer on auditor training courses, developed certification and assurance systems and been participant in numerous sustainability certification related technical working groups. He has been …

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 …

Eveli is a global staff resource for policies, systems and training for forestry supply chain certification services implemented across the Forestry Unit.  Eveli conducts FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody audits in Estonia. Before joining Preferred by Nature, …