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Project Working Group MemberBiographies
13 December 2017

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Contents
Chair of the Project Working Group ..................................................................................... 3
Lisa Pearce ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Members of the Project Working Group .............................................................................. 4
Jaclyn Allen ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Steve Banks .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Brooke Barton ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Henrik Cotran ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Dr. James Dalton ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Dr. Nicole Dando ................................................................................................................................... 7
Gemma James .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Selvakumar Ramasamy ............................................................................................................................ 8
Paul Reig ................................................................................................................................................... 8Peter Schulte ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Kristel Verhoef ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Aaron Vermeulen .................................................................................................................................. 10
Jan-Willem Vosmeer ............................................................................................................................. 11
Hayley Zipp ............................................................................................................................................ 11
GSSB Sponsor ........................................................................................................................ 12
Vadakepatth Nandkumar ..................................................................................................................... 12Page 2 of 12

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 that will deliberate and recommend
updates to GRI 303: Water in 2017-2018. The members represent diverse, multi-stakeholder
backgrounds and bring an excellent combination of relevant knowledge and experience in water
stewardship and water metrics development to the review of GRI 303: Water.

Chair of the Project Working Group
Lisa Pearce
Senior Environmental Specialist, Industrial
Development Corporation of South Africa, South Africa
Constituency: Investment Institution

Lisa works as a Senior Environmental Specialist at theIndustrial Development Corporation of South Africa. She
has over 15 years of experience in E&S due diligence across
African geographies, awareness, policy development,strategy, water-related risk and sustainability reporting.
Lisa’s experience in water includes risk strategies, water
use licensing, Water Footprint, water-related risk analyses
for investments, reporting under the CDP and <IR>
frameworks and PPP investments in water infrastructure.
She has an M.Sc. degree in Water Footprint Assessment
from the University of Cape Town and is currently
studying towards an MBA degree with Henley Business
School (University of Reading).

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Members of the Project Working Group
Jaclyn Allen
Senior Sustainability Manager, Guess, USA
Constituency: Business Enterprise

As Senior Manager, Corporate Sustainability for Guess,
Jaclyn is developing the company’s global sustainability planand reporting program. Prior to her work at Guess, she
worked as a public affairs and communications consultant
with California’s state water agency, and also worked onstatewide campaigns supporting environmental and clean
energy initiatives.
Jaclyn earned a Master of Business Administration from theUniversity of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts inInternational Relations from University of California, Davis.

Steve Banks
Sustainability Analyst, Glencore, The Netherlands
Constituency: Business Enterprise

Steve grew up in a small rural town in the Hunter Valley,
NSW, Australia. The town was supported by a range ofindustries including farming, viticulture, equine and mining.
He studied Environmental Science at the University of NewEngland. At the completion of his studies, Steve returnedto the Hunter Valley to apply and further develop his skills,
through both environmental consulting and on-siteenvironmental management at numerous Glencore mining
operations. Steve later relocated to Sydney to fulfil a
corporate sustainable development role for Glencore’sCoal Department. In 2015, Steve undertook a newcorporate position with Glencore’s Global Sustainability
team based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In this role, he hasdeveloped and coordinated projects to improve Glencore’sWater Stewardship practices.

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Brooke Barton
Senior Director of Water and Food, CERES, USA
Constituency: Investment Institution

Brooke directs Ceres' strategy for mobilizing leading
investors and companies to address the sustainability risksfacing our freshwater, food and agriculture systems. In thiscapacity, she oversees Ceres’ research and private
sector engagement activities on the financial risks
associated with growing freshwater challenges anddeforestation.
Brooke is the co-author of The Ceres Aqua Gauge: A
Framework for 21st Century Water Risk Management andtwo studies focused on agricultural water risks facing thefood sector: Feeding Ourselves Thirsty: How the Food
Sector is Managing Global Water Risks and Water andClimate Risks Facing U.S. Corn Production. Previously,
Brooke directly advised Ceres Company Network
members in the food and beverage sector on strategies forenhancing the overall sustainability of their operations andsupply chains.
Prior to Ceres, Brooke was a researcher for the Harvard
Business School's Social Enterprise Initiative, where
she wrote case studies and articles on the integration ofbusiness strategy and sustainability. She holds a
master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law andDiplomacy, and a bachelor's degree in economics fromDuke University. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

Henrik Cotran
Sector Analyst, Resource Transformation, andRenewable Resources & Alternative Energy, SASB,
USA
Constituency: Civil Society Organization

Henrik leads standards development and stakeholder
outreach for SASB’s Industrials and Renewable Resources

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sectors, which include industries ranging from Chemicals toForestry Management, and leads SASB’s water metrics
development.
In his previous role as a Research Analyst at SASB, Henrik
conducted in-depth analysis of sustainability issues acrossmore than 50 industries and contributed to thedevelopment of associated sustainability accounting
metrics.
Before joining SASB in 2013, Henrik worked as a portfolio
analyst for Brown Advisory’s Sustainable Growth fund,identifying and developing investment theses for companies
with sustainability-driven outperformance.

Dr. James Dalton
Coordinator Global Initiatives, IUCN Global Water
Program, IUCN, Switzerland
Constituency: Civil Society Organization

James Dalton joined IUCN in 2009. Prior to IUCN he wasbased in Fiji at the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience
Commission (SPC-GSD) as the Integrated Water Resource
Management Adviser.
Before this, he was a consultant for ITAD-Water, aspecialized consultancy based in the U.K. For part of thistime he provided long term advisory support toconsecutive DFID Senior Water Advisers.
James is an irrigation engineer and holds a Ph.D. in Civiland Environmental Engineering focusing on groundwater
management in the Aral Sea Basin. James has worked onwater management for 20 years in over 25 countries
worldwide, with extended periods working in the Pacific,
Central Asia, East Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle
East.

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Dr. Nicole DandoSenior Technical Manager, CDP, UK
Constituency: Civil Society Organization

Nicole is Senior Technical Manager for water at CDP,responsible for developing its water questionnaire andguidance.
Nicole has more than twenty years of experience in thefield of corporate responsibility and reporting, beginningher career as Program Manager for AccountAbility’s
AA1000 Assurance standard. As Head of Projects at theInstitute of Business Ethics she worked for over a decadewith global companies, identifying and sharing good practicein ethical business practice. She is an experienced
presenter and is widely published.
Nicole has a Ph.D. in sustainability and water resourcesmanagement from University College London, an M.Sc. inDevelopment Studies and a B.Sc. in Chemistry.

Gemma JamesManager, Environmental Issues, UN PRI, UK
Constituency: Mediating Institution

Gemma is a Manager for Environmental Issues at the UNsupported Principles for Responsible Investment. She is
responsible for investor engagements on water, hydraulicfracturing and methane.
Gemma previously worked for the International Council
on Mining and Metals in London. She worked on water,
biodiversity and climate change issues with mining
companies to develop and share best practice.
She holds an M.A. in Environment, Politics andGlobalization and a B.A. in Geography, both from King’sCollege London.

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Selvakumar Ramasamy
Assistant Manager, Aditya Birla Group, India
Constituency: Business Enterprise

Selvakumar is a sustainability with experience inEnvironment, Health and Safety Due Diligence (EHS DD),
Sustainability Reporting and Strategy, Environmental andSocial Management Systems (ESMS), Carbon footprint &Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Water
footprint, risk analysis and mitigation plans.
As an Energy and Environmental Engineer, Selvakumar iscurrently working with Aditya Birla Group at the Group
Sustainability Cell.
Previously, he has worked as a Consultant at
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India’s Sustainability andClimate Change Team.

Paul Reig
Senior Associate, WRI, USA
Constituency: Civil Society Organization

Paul is an Associate with the Water Program and BusinessCenter, and is responsible for guiding the design anddevelopment of WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas andmanaging WRI’s corporate engagement on water. Paul has
worked with numerous companies in the food andbeverage, oil & gas, consumer goods, and apparel sectors
on water risk assessments and stewardship strategies. Paulis a published author and has been quoted in mainstream
and specialist media on the topics of corporate water risk
and stewardship, including in The Financial Times, CNN,
the Guardian, Fortune, LA Times, The Oil & Gas Journal,and others.
Prior to joining WRI, Paul spent 4 years managing a wide
range of watershed restoration projects throughout the US
States of Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. Paul also

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spent time in Latin America working on environmental andsocial impact assessments for international energy andmining companies.
Paul grew up in Barcelona, and holds a M.Sc. in Water
Resources Management from McGill University inMontreal, a B.Sc. in Environmental and Agricultural Biology
from the University of Navarra, in Pamplona, Spain, as well
as a Certificate in Project Management from Georgetown
University.

Peter Schulte
Senior Digital Engagement Associate, Pacific Institute,
USA
Constituency: Mediating InstitutionPeter Schulte joined the Pacific Institute in 2008 and is aSenior Digital Engagement Associate in the Corporate
Sustainability Program. His work focuses on connecting
companies and a variety of stakeholders with research,guidance, case studies, and best practices that advancewater sustainability.
Over his tenure at the Institute, Peter has worked on avariety of issues, including corporate water accounting anddisclosure, water risk, collective action, the human right towater, sanitation, sustainability standards, and theSustainable Development Goals. In his current position,Peter leads the development of the CEO Water Mandatewebsite and the Water Stewardship Toolbox and supports
the development of the CEO Water Mandate’s Water
Action Hub.
Peter holds a B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies
and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the Universityof California, Berkeley, as well as an M.B.A. in Sustainable
Systems from Presidio Graduate School (formerly PinchotUniversity).

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Kristel Verhoef
Active Shareholder Specialist, ACTIAM, The
Netherlands
Constituency: Investment Institution

Kristel works as an Active Ownership Specialist at
ACTIAM, a Dutch asset and fund manager with a verystrong focus on responsible investment. Water is one of
ACTIAM’s focus themes and as such is an important area
within its responsible investment strategy. At ACTIAM
Kristel is both responsible for the water strategy as well aspart of the active ownership team.
Prior to ACTIAM she worked with the SNS REAAL Water
Fund and economic research consultancy Profundo. Kristel
has a background in development economics.

Aaron Vermeulen
Senior Advisor, Water & Finance, WWF, The
Netherlands
Constituency: Civil Society Organization

Aaron Vermeulen currently holds the position of senioradvisor Finance and Water for WWF. He supports theWWF teams worldwide in their engagement with financial
institutions to mainstream water considerations in theirinvestment decisions. Before this Aaron has been thepartnership manager at the headquarters of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) in Manila for 5 years until theend of 2015. In this position, he leveraged conservation
impact for the 28 WWF offices in Asia by influencing
ADB's policies, strategies, standards and investments.
Before joining WWF Aaron was the director of a businessgroup for Royal HaskoningDHV in Amsterdam. Prior tothis position, Aaron worked as a senior consultant for thesame company in Egypt, Vietnam and Yemen and as theresident project manager in Egypt for the Directorate
General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of theNetherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Jan-Willem Vosmeer
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Heineken,
The Netherlands
Constituency: Business Enterprise

Jan-Willem Vosmeer is Manager Corporate Social
Responsibility at HEINEKEN, supporting and driving thecompany’s global sustainability strategy ‘Brewing a Better
World’, involving 70 markets worldwide. He is responsible
for stakeholder engagement, corporate social investment,
CSR issues and overall management of HEINEKEN's global
Sustainability Reporting. Water Stewardship is one of his
focus areas, being the point of contact UNIDO in setting
up stakeholder workshops and partnerships with operatingcompanies in water stressed areas. Jan-Willem also focuses
his work on Sustainable Sourcing, Responsible
Consumption and Human Rights.
Jan-Willem has degrees in Communications andOrganizational Anthropology, and completed executive
courses at Erasmus University Rotterdam and HarvardBusiness School.

Hayley ZippManager, Environmental Stewardship and Social
Progress, ICMM, UK
Constituency: Mediating Institution

Hayley joined ICMM in April 2014 and is a manager within
the environmental stewardship and social progress work
programme. Her key areas of focus include water
stewardship, biodiversity conservation, climate change
adaptation and community relations.
Prior to joining ICMM, Hayley worked for a London-basedsustainability consultancy. She supported clients indeveloping and implementing their sustainability strategy as
well as provided in-house technical support for driving
improved environmental performance on the ground.

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Hayley has an M.Sc. in Environmental Technology from
Imperial College, London where she specialized in
ecological management. Her dissertation was on the role ofeffective stakeholder engagement in community adoptionof agroforestry initiatives in the Peruvian Amazon. She also
holds a B.A. Honours degree in Journalism andCommunication from the University of Johannesburg.

GSSB Sponsor
Vadakepatth Nandkumar
Head of Sustainability Services, Regional Sustainability
Manager for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, DNV GL
Business Assurance India Pvt. Ltd., India
Constituency: Mediating Institution

Nandkumar is a Post-graduate Industrial Engineer withprofessional qualification in Management System (Quality,Environment, Health and safety, Social, Food safety, Green
House Gas accounting etc.) and has 28 years’ experience inmanaging business vertical. His specialization includes
advisory and assessments in sustainability risk, corporate
responsibility, governance, management systems andcommunication with the aim to provide strategic inputs totop management on a range of Corporate responsibility
and Sustainability issues, including materiality assessment,sustainability performance measurement, reporting andstakeholder engagement, to compliance with guidelines,
standards and principles.
Nandkumar has worked with a diverse set of organizations
in delivering assurance and verification for over 50 reports
based on GRI Guidelines and helped these organizations
move forward in their sustainability journey. He is also atrainer and conducted over 100 trainings in GRI reporting,materiality, and stakeholder engagement over last eight
years.

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