Barbara Strozzilaan 336
1083 HN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
oil@globalreporting.org

Project Working Group Member
Biographies
Sector Standards Oil and Gas and Coal
15 March 2022

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Contents
Project Working Group Members ............................................................................................................ 3
Penny McCall Howard ......................................................................................................................... 3
Anne-Claire Howard ............................................................................................................................ 3
Matt Jones ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Manjit Jus............................................................................................................................................. 4
Lyydia Kilpi .......................................................................................................................................... 5Øystein Kolstad ................................................................................................................................... 5
Jaakko Kooroshy ................................................................................................................................. 6
Jennifer Krill ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Joseph Martin Chazhoor Francis ........................................................................................................ 6
Isabel Miranda ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Silvina Oberti ....................................................................................................................................... 8David Parham ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Melanie Richards ................................................................................................................................. 9Alexandra Russell ................................................................................................................................ 9
Jessie Uppal ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Erica Westenberg .............................................................................................................................. 10
Susie Wood ....................................................................................................................................... 10

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Project Working Group Members
In accordance with due process, the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has selected thefollowing members to participate in the Project Working Group to develop content for Sector Standards
for Oil and Gas and for Coal. The members represent diverse, multi-stakeholder backgrounds and bringan excellent combination of relevant knowledge and experience in both sectors.

Penny McCall Howard
National Research Officer, Maritime Union of Australia
Division, Construction, Forestry, Mining, Maritime andEnergy Union, Australia
Constituency: Labor
Penny McCall Howard is the National Research Officer of the
Maritime Union of Australia, which represents seafarers
working in the oil, gas, and shipping industries, anddockworkers including workers in coal terminals.
Penny is an Honorary Associate in the Anthropology
Department of the University of Sydney.
Penny has a PhD in anthropology from the University ofAberdeen which involved research with oil and gas workers
and fishermen, and she previously worked as crew and askipper on passenger vessels in the USA. Her book,Environment, Labour, and Capitalism at Sea: ‘Working the
ground’ in Scotland, was published in 2017 by University ofManchester Press, and won the American Anthropological
Association's Society for the Anthropology of Work Book
Prize for 2018.

Anne-Claire Howard(Previously) Chief Executive Director, Responsible Steel
Constituency: Business EnterpriseAnne-Claire Howard, a French national, joined Responsible
Steel in 2021. As Chief Executive Director, she leads thesteel industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard andcertification initiative aimed at maximising steel’s contribution
to a sustainable society. She has over 15 years’ experiencein raw materials (mining, oil and gas) sustainability, good
governance and responsible supply chains having held
positions with Royal Dutch Shell, Eurasia Group and theInternational Finance Corporation.
Throughout her career, Anne-Claire has focused on thecommercially sustainable development of oil, gas & mining
projects and extractive sector governance. She has
successfully delivered projects touching on sustainablesupply chain, local economic development, political, socialand environmental risk assessment, governance capacity
building and non-technical risk management in developing
countries. She has been involved in oil, gas and mining

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projects and businesses in Africa, Asia, the Middle East andthe Americas.
Anne-Claire is a member of the first cohort of the FrancoBritish Young Leaders Network and an elected local
Councillor. She sits on the Coal Industry Advisory Board.

Matt Jones
Head of Business and Biodiversity, UN Environment
World Conservation Monitoring Centre, United Kingdom
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Matt has worked to change company performance andtransparency on environmental, social and governanceissues for over 15 years. He currently leads a team whichhelps to mainstream biodiversity, ecosystem services andnatural capital into private sector decisions, actions andperformance at UN Environment’s specialist biodiversity
assessment centre.
Matt has worked as an independent consultant to Fauna andFlora International on projects aligning the goals of poverty
alleviation and biodiversity conservation. He has also worked
for consulting firm Arthur D. Little, including advising theenergy and utilities sectors, where he supported thedevelopment of GRI’s Oil and Gas Sector Supplement.

Manjit Jus
Managing Director and Global Head of ESG Research at
S&P Global Sustainable1
Constituency: Investment Institution
Manjit oversees S&P Global’s core ESG research and data,
including specialized climate and environmental research. He
is responsible for a global team of over 250 analysts,
sustainability and environmental specialists and researchers.
Manjit led the ESG Ratings business at sustainable
investment pioneer RobecoSAM prior to the acquisition of thebusiness by S&P Global in January 2020. Manjit oversees the
S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) and
ESG Research powering the various S&P Global Divisions.
He chairs the S&P Global CSA Methodology Committee andsits on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Committee.
Since 2011, Manjit has held several roles in ESG researchand technology, engaging with corporates and investors on
ESG strategy and integration. In current role, Manjit works
with other senior leaders across the S&P Global divisions todefine and deliver the cross divisional ESG strategy at S&P
Global. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Manjit holds a bachelor’s degree in International Management
and Finance from SBS Swiss Business School and acertificate in Digital Strategy from MIT Sloan. He is a frequent
speaker at events and conferences and is engaged in several
initiatives with global reporting standards and ESG initiatives
to drive ESG methodology alignment and innovation forward.

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Lyydia Kilpi
Validation Manager, EITI International Secretariat,
FinlandConstituency: Mediating Institutions
Lyydia Kilpi is a Validation Manager at the EITI (Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative) International Secretariat.
Her work involves developing the EITI’s quality assurance
process and assessing progress on governance andtransparency in the 52 resource-rich countries that implement
the EITI Standard. She also supports policy work, especiallyon topics related to beneficial ownership and tax
transparency.

Lyydia previously supported EITI implementation in
Anglophone and Lusophone Africa, and she has conducted
research on the EITI in Mozambique. Her previous work
experience includes working with Kepa, a Finnish platform fordevelopment NGOs, as a policy advisor on tax justice andcorporate accountability.

Lyydia holds a Master of Science in Development Studies
from the University of Helsinki.

Øystein Kolstad
Principal Analyst Sustainability, Equinor ASA, Norway
Constituency: Business Enterprises
The last 20 years Øystein has had positions withinsustainability at consultancy, engineering companies,
shipowners and now in the energy company Equinor. With agreat passion for sustainability, and for climate in particular,
he works with sustainability strategy development,
performance management, benchmarking and corporate
reporting. Øystein is also the project manager for Equinor’ssustainability report.
Øystein holds a Master of Science in Chemistry from theNorwegian University of Technology, NTNU.
Øystein participates to the development of the GRI Sector
Standard: Oil and gas and abstains from participating to thedevelopment of the GRI Sector Standard: Coal.

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Jaakko Kooroshy(picture not available)

Head of Innovation & Standards, Sustainable Investment,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, FTSE Russell | London Stock
Exchange Group, United Kingdom
Constituency: Investment Institutions(To be announced)

Jennifer Krill
Executive Director, Earthworks, United States of America
Constituency: Civil Society Organization
Jennifer Krill has been the Executive Director of Earthworks
since 2010, where she leads the organization as it works toprotect communities and the environment from the negative
impacts of mining and fossil fuel extraction.
Jennifer co-founded and serves on the board of directors of
Plug In America, which advocates for petroleum-free,pollution free electric vehicles. She serves on the boards ofLabor Network for Sustainability and Oil ChangeInternational, and as convener of Break Free From Plastic US.
Jennifer holds a B.A. and a B.L.A. from Ball State University,and previously directed successful campaigns at Rainforest
Action Network, where she helped protect old growth forestsand prevent banks from financing climate change-causing
industries. In 2014, she was inducted into the Women’s Hallof Fame of Alameda County, California for her work on behalfof the environment.

Joseph Martin Chazhoor
FrancisMarkets Leader - ESG Platform, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pvt Ltd, India
Constituency: Business Enterprise
Joseph is a sustainability professional with over 20 years ofindustrial experience in the energy, petrochemical andautomobile sector. He advised large corporates in the Middle
East and North Africa on sustainability strategy and program
management, disclosures, responsible investments andassurance across diverse sectors, during the last decade.
Joseph has significant experience in business transformationin the energy and automobile sectors. In his previous position
Joseph was a specialist with Saudi Aramco in environmental

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science, sustainability and policy. He was also a visiting
faculty in leading business schools in India on business
transformation and circular business innovation.
In his current role with PricewaterhouseCoopers, he is
helping government, corporates, investors and regulators toenable corporate value growth through strategic ESG.

Isabel Miranda
Senior Manager for Social Responsibility andSustainable Development, IPIECA
Constituency: Business Enterprises
Isabel is an external affair professional with over 20 year
experience across different industries with particularemphasis in the Oil and Gas sector. Her main areas ofexpertise include government relations, social risk mitigationand developing strategies to engage with external
stakeholders. Having worked across geographies andcultures in Latin America, Europe, West Africa and theCaspian Region, Isabel has developed a competence to link
corporate strategy to specific deliverables at a local level,
particularly in emerging economies that can support businessobjectives.
Prior to IPIECA, Isabel has held various senior roles in
multinational organisations including, BP, ExxonMobil andPetrofac.
As the Head of Government and Community Relations at
Petrofac’s Integrated Energy Services division, she was
responsible for overseeing Petrofac’s external stakeholder
relations in various geographies with particular emphasis on
Mexico, Tunisia and Romania. Prior to Petrofac, Isabel
worked for BP, where she was part of a major project
involving the construction of a pipeline in the Caspian and theinclusion of civil society to monitor and provide inputs during
the construction phase.
Isabel has also worked for the Mexican Government in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is a Board Member of the
Mexican Chamber of Commerce in the UK, a member ofChatham House and the LSE Alumni Society. She holds a
master’s degree in politics and International Relations fromthe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Isabel participates to the development of the GRI Sector
Standard: Oil and gas and abstains from participating to thedevelopment of the GRI Sector Standard: Coal.

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Silvina Oberti
Sustainability Department Manager, YPF S.A., Argentina
Constituency: Business Enterprises
Silvina joined YPF, the leading energy company in Argentina,
in 2012. She heads the Sustainability and ESG Corporate
Department and has a comprehensive understanding ofpractical sustainability issues across the oil ang gas value
chain.
Prior to YPF, she was Director at Burson Marsteller Argentina
where she worked as a consultant for international mining
and energy companies. Silvina holds a degree in Political
Science from the University of Salvador (Argentina) and a
Cum Laude Master's Degree in Applied Political Studies fromIBERGOP / FIAPP (Spain).
She is YPF representative at Argentinean Global Compact
Board, the Argentine Business Council for Sustainable
Development (CEADS) and EITI.

David Parham(Previously) Director of Research – Projects,
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB),
United States of America
Constituency: Mediating Institution
As the Director of Research – Projects, David Parham is
responsible for developing and managing the Research
team’s strategic plan, establishing and overseeing research
projects and practice areas, and managing internal interfaces
between the research team and other departments. His roleis centered on supporting the identification, prioritization, andmanagement of Research projects that further the SASB’s
mission to establish and maintain disclosure standards thatfacilitate communication by companies to investors ofdecision-useful information. Prior to joining SASB, David
worked as a process engineer in the oil and gas industry,
holding roles in research and development, major capitalproject design, and production operations.
He graduated with High Honors in Chemical Engineering andMaterials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley andobtained his Master’s in Business Administration with Honors
at the Berkeley Haas School of Business.

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Melanie Richards
Director, CSR Solutions Limited, Trinidad and Tobago
Constituency: Mediating Institution
Melanie is the Founding Director at CSR Solutions Limited
and is a seasoned sustainability professional. She has
worked on various Environmental, Social and Governance(ESG) initiatives in the Energy Sector with a strong focus on
Social Impact, Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability
Reporting.
Since 2013, she has been an active member of the MultiStakeholder Group (MSG) of the Trinidad and Tobago
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI).
Melanie holds a Master of Arts in Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) from the University of Nottingham andan MBA and BSc in Management from the University of theWest Indies. She is a member of the International Association
For Impact Assessment (IAIA).

Alexandra Russell
VP SHE: Strategy, Policy & Sustainability, Sasol, South
AfricaConstituency: Business Enterprises
Alex is a dynamic, results driven admitted attorney with aproven track record of performance delivery and over 20
years’ experience in legal, governance, risk and compliance(GRC) management as well as public relations and corporate
communications aimed at business development.
With her excellent analytical skills, she is able to create
strategic alliances at a senior leadership level and provide
credible solutions to deliver key businessobjectives. Respected by the industry, Alex has been invited
to deliver papers by the Institute of Risk Management South
Africa. She is able to assess the impact of both the intended
and unintended consequences of regulation and thesustainability issues facing a business. Her strong drive forachievement and ability to motivate people allows her to build
relationships to facilitate and enhance performance as well as
to make the case for change.

Jessie Uppal(picture not available)

TBD, United Steel Workers, Canada
Constituency: Labor(To be confirmed)

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Erica Westenberg
Director of Governance Programs, Natural Resource
Governance Institute, United States of America
Constituency: Civil Society Organization
Erica Westenberg is the Director of Governance Programs at
the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). She is alawyer and provides policy advice on extractive sectortransparency and good governance in resource-rich countries
worldwide, as well as in international multi-stakeholder
initiatives.
Prior to joining NRGI, she was in the energy andinfrastructure group at Skadden Arps, where she advisedclients on energy, natural resource, and infrastructure
projects and public-private partnerships in Asia, Latin
America, the Middle East and the United States.
Erica holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a M.Sc. indevelopment management from the London School of
Economics, and a B.A. in government from Harvard College.

Susie Wood
(Previously) Principal Climate Change, BHP, Australia
Constituency: Business Enterprises
Susie is an energy, resources and climate specialist with over
15 years’ international experience in academia, consulting
and industry. As Principal Climate Change at BHP, her
responsibilities include climate-related strategy, risk anddisclosure, sustainability reporting, and product stewardship.
Before joining BHP, Susie worked as a consultant advisingorganisations in the energy and mining industries on climate,sustainability and governance issues. She also previously
spent several years as a strategy consultant in the resources
sector.
Susie holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Cambridge, as well as a PhD, also in Chemical
Engineering, from the University of Sydney.

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