Rudo Nondo is appointed Acting Managing Director of Fashion
Revolution CIC
13 April 2023
Rudo Nondo, previously Country Coordinator of Fashion Revolution Zimbabwe, has been
appointed as Acting Managing Director of Fashion Revolution CIC. Rudo has previous
experience in the creative industry as a fashion designer and design consultant working withartisan communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rudo also contributed to the Circular Design for
Fashion Book published by the Ellen McArthur Foundation in 2021. Rudo is a Chevening
Scholar (2021/22), a Mandela Washington Fellow (2016) and a Tony Elumelu Fellow (2017).
Rudo is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence in the ICCE at Goldsmiths University ofLondon. Rudo will support the current day to day activities of the CIC whilst also supporting
the transition of Fashion Revolution into its new global structure.
Rudo will be taking over the operational responsibilities and organisational strategic
direction, previously led by Carry Somers, who left the organisation as Global Operations
Director late 2022 after almost 10 years leading the organisation with Orsola de Castro asCo Founder.
“I am excited to be joining the leadership at Fashion Revolution CIC having been a part ofthe Fashion Revolution Global Network since 2014. In that time, I have watched the Fashion
Revolution movement develop into an influential, credible and industry leading organisation
with a network of over 75 countries. I am elated to lead the organisation as it transitions intoa truly global organisation.”
Rudo Nondo, Acting Managing Director, Fashion Revolution CIC“Rudo's advanced education in entrepreneurship, ingenuity for multi-stakeholder
organisational launches, and expertise of the fashion community at large, makes her theperfect fit to serve as the Acting Managing Director of the CIC. Her expertise and unyielding
willingness to provide leadership and mentorship will globally propel the mission and visionof Fashion Revolution beyond expectations.”
Kathleen Grevers, Director of Education, Fashion Revolution USA/Italy and Director ofExperiential Learning and Community Development, Instituto Lorenzo de Medici

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Fashion Revolution is evolving as it nears its tenth year and with this, it is focusing on thefuture of its governance structure and global presence.
Fashion Revolution is currently managed by a Community Interest Company based in theUK. Read more about our current structure here. As the organisation matures and theFashion Revolution Network becomes truly global, the operational team are focused ondelivering all our strategic goals; ultimately to deliver a future where fashion values people
and the planet over profit and growth.
Both Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro will remain as Founders; their inspiring leadershipand achievements over the past 10 years form the backbone of the organisation andeverything Fashion Revolution continues to challenge within the fashion industry, today andin the future.
We welcome the following to the Fashion Revolution CIC Board:
Rudo Nondo as Acting Managing Director of Fashion Revolution CIC
Rudo Nondo has more than nine years of experience in the creative industries. Prior totaking on the role of Operations Manager/Acting MD at Fashion Revolution C.I.C Rudo has
been the country coordinator at Fashion Revolution Zimbabwe since 2014. Rudo has led
artisan design projects within communities in Zimbabwe and Eswatini. Rudo holds aBachelor of Arts (honors) degree in Law with Business Studies. As a Chevening Scholar
2021/22, Rudo obtained a Master of Arts degree in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurshipfrom Goldsmiths, University of London. Rudo is also a Mandela Washington Fellow (2016)
and a Tony Elumelu Fellow (2017). These platforms have equipped Rudo with the tools tolead entrepreneurship and innovation within the creative space in Africa.
Fernanda Simon as Executive Director of Fashion Revolution CIC
Fernanda is an activist, executive director of the Fashion Revolution Brazil Institute,contributing sustainability editor at Vogue Brazil and advisory committee member ofConscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network (a joint initiative of the United Nations Officefor Partnerships and the Fashion Impact Fund).
After studying fashion at Santa Marcelina University, she moved to England where she
started her career in fashion and sustainability more than 12 years ago. She wasresponsible for bringing the global Fashion Revolution movement to Brazil, which in 2018
was founded as an Institution and since then Fernanda has been at the forefront as anexecutive director. She was named the first sustainability contributing editor by Vogue
Brazil and has been in the position for three years. She believes that fashion is a
powerful tool of transformation. From an ecofeminist perspective she has produced
projects, articles, events, books, courses and lectures. Her work presents an innovative
vision where fashion is aligned with the climate, nature and women.

Helene Li as Non-Executive Director of Fashion Revolution CIC
Helene is a Chartered Secretary, Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute (FCG) andcorporate governance consultant based in England. She has extensive experience advising
companies and boards on company law, directors duties, board effectiveness, corporate
compliance and risk management.
Helene started her career in London training with PricewaterhouseCoopers and law firmLinklaters. She has spent most of her career in banking and financial services roles as atrusted advisor to regulated boards and committees within Europe, the Middle East andAsia. Helene is passionate about diversity and inclusion, sustainability and theenvironment. She has assisted companies with ESG, The Task Force on Climate-Related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and B Corp preparation. In her spare time, Helene runs afashion and textiles business focussing on sustainability, repairs and aftercare.
Christine Gent as Non-Executive Director of Fashion Revolution CIC
Christine Gent has been part of the advisory committee for Fashion Revolution CIC sinceJuly 2013, a Director since March 2018. Christine was previously the Executive Director ofWFTO Asia based in Thailand. Previous director roles include Fairly Covered, People
Tree and the WWF Global Forest Trade Network. Her experience includes working withcommercial companies, including Ethical Trade Development Manager at The Body Shop,Fair Trade, and Social Enterprises, charities, and UN organisations.
Christine is also currently the MADE51 WFTO Fair Trade Expert. MADE51 is a UNHCR
initiative that integrates refugee artisans into Fair Trade supply chains www.MADE51.org
and brings beautiful refugee-made products to a global market. Currently working withgroups of refugees displaced by conflicts around the world including Syria, Afghanistan,Myanmar, Burundi, and Mali. Trained as a designer Christine specializes in integrating
vulnerable producers into supply chains modeled to Fair Trade practice with a focus mainlyon Asia.