He is responsible for developing, implementing and managing our marketing strategy for all services in this region. He also supervises all administrative and legal activities in Preferred by Nature’s Bolivia and Peru legal entities. Freddy is Preferred by …

Gabriela began her career working for the CFV, a national initiative of the Forest Stewardship Council in Bolivia in 1997. Then in 1999, she started working for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Bolivia until January 2001 when she joined Rainforest …

Rolyn is in-charge of monitoring certification activities, as well as managing and promoting FSC certification services within the region. His other duties include: Supporting senior manager in marketing activities to identify and engage potential clients …

Aneeka oversees the Programme Management unit and leads a team of programme technical leads responsible for the technical oversight of certification and verification services (e.g. FSC, RA, PEFC, RSPO, SBP). Collectively, they serve as Preferred by …

Leah began her career in a multinational private company, specialising in Pre-Export Verification of Conformity for imports into Kenya. This contract was awarded by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and Certification Planning coordinator for ISO Standards. In …

He provides clients with information related to certification, fee quote and proposal. Pratama also carries out audit and reviews report. …

Before joining Preferred by Nature in 2018, she worked for Rainforest Alliance as an administrative assistant since 2013. She is responsible for planning Chain of Custody audits for French and English clients throughout North America and provides support …

Alexander graduated from the Biology Department of Kharkiv National University, Ukraine. After graduating from postgraduate degree at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, he worked at the institute for more than 20 years; …

Praveen has conducted more than 100 FSC Chain of Custody and five (5) Controlled Wood audits/assessments in India, Nepal and United Arab Emirates. He has extensive experience conducting audits for different industries such as printing and packaging, …

He manages the forestry certification process for a subset of Preferred by Nature clients. Other responsibilities include providing good customer service, reviewing reports and ensuring quality control for clients in East Asia. Huang Rui also provides …

Lisa is our Senior Sustainability Specialist, Sustainability Advisory, based in Shanghai, China. Lisa has a Master’s degree in Forest Management. She has eight (8) years of work experience in certification and quality management. Prior to joining …

Elizabeth manages client portfolios across Mesoamerica: Costa Rica, Panamá, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Belize and Jamaica. She is responsible for planning and scheduling audits managed by Preferred by Nature office in Costa Rica. She also coordinates …

Peiying provides support to companies choosing to mainstream sustainability into their business practices by scheduling and implementing risk assessment and mitigation activities, aimed at meeting the requirements of the EU Timber Regulation. Previously, …

Iwan oversees the development and implementation of agriculture audits in the Asia-Pacific Region. He ensures efficiency, quality control and adherence to appropriate agriculture technical and administration certification protocols. He also serves as a …

Rosie supports companies with Preferred by Nature’s Sustainability Advisory service to map and assess risk in supply chains on forest-impact commodities, including oil palm, soy and beef. In addition, she also delivers external capacity building training. …

As a Senior Forestry Manager in Preferred by Nature, Cu oversees regional forestry teams, which includes monitoring their performance and ensuring timeliness and quality across all audits. He is also involved in identifying clients for key account …

Makayla graduated from Aquinas College in 2016 with a degree in Sustainable Business. She has experience with internal and external auditing. Makayla is an external auditor for various schemes including the Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC TM ), …

Ouattara is an agricultural engineer with more than 10 years’ experience in sustainable agriculture, especially in providing technical support for cooperatives and exporters. In 2013, she started working for the Rainforest Alliance business unit, RA-Cert, …

Thao also acts as a representative of Preferred by Nature with agriculture stakeholders. He is in charge of promoting Preferred by Nature’s public image and reputation. Thao began his career in the National Institute of Medicinal Materials in Vietnam. He …

Mai has over seven years of experience in the accounting industry. Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, she worked for a Japanese company for six years, which has equipped her professional knowledge, cautiousness, time management skill and to always keep …