Ben Gunneberg, Secretary General
A graduate from Aberdeen University, a chartered forester, with a Masters in Business Administration from the Open University, Ben has spent most of his working life in Forestry, starting as a forestry worker.
After completing his studies he joined the University of Wales, Bangor as a researcher in Forest Economics and thereafter worked in various positions in the Timber Growers Association in the UK where he dealt with technical and policy aspects of forestry and became involved in forest certification when he took on the position of Technical Director.
Ben became Secretary General of PEFC in 1999.
Communications Unit
Thorsten Arndt, Head of Communications
After finishing his Master in Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Thorsten began his professional life at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
He then worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as Communications Manager before joining PEFC.
Will Ramsay, Communications Officer
Will has worked in the environmental field for over five years, and joined PEFC at the beginning of 2009.
Prior to this Will worked for Green Cross International, an NGO started by Mikhail Gorbachev, for three years.
Projects & Development Unit
Sarah Price, Head of Projects & Development
Before joining PEFC, Sarah gathered valuable experiences with The Forest Trust (TFT) and The Forest Dialogue (TFD).
A graduate of Yale University and the University of British Columbia, she has over ten years of experience in the field in South America, Southeast Asia and North America.
Technical Unit
Jaroslav Tymrak, Head of Technical Unit
Jaroslav, a professional forester, has spent much of his professional life with PEFC.
Before taken on responsibility for all technical aspects in PEFC International, he served as National Secretary for PEFC Czech Republic.
Christian Kämmer, Technical Officer
Christian joined the organization full-time as a Technical Officer after working as a Research Assistant on a temporary basis.
Christian holds a degree as Forest Engineer from the University of Applied Science in Göttingen, Germany.
Finance & Administration
Gill Parker, Finance & Administration
Gill is responsible for the book keeping and administration of the organisation. Trained in accounting. she has worked for a number of diverse organisations in the UK including several international membership organisations.
She has been with PEFC for 10 years, having helped to establish the first office in Luxembourg and latterly in Geneva.
Natalie Faulkner, Office Manager
Natalie joined the PEFC Council in 2009 having returned to her native Switzerland following 15 years abroad spent in the US and Mexico.
She is Office Manager and is also Assistant to the Secretary General. Natalie is bi-lingual English/French and also speaks Spanish.
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