Board of Directors
Our dedicated and experienced Board of Directors holds the vision and oversees the development of The Nature Trust
THE NATURE TRUST
Board of Directors
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John Beckett
John Beckett is a technology and climate entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Nature Trust. John supports climate innovation and policy development initiatives, including the 2050 Accelerator and CarbonGap.org. John founded not-for-profit Forestry Partners in 2019 to provide nature-based sustainability solutions to corporate partners.
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Paulina Pawlukojc
Paulina Pawlukojc is Group Sustainability Manager at Coillte, responsible for the development and implementation of the group sustainability strategy. Paulina holds a Masters in Forestry and Forestry Engineering, with a particular focus on the non-wood functions of forestry.
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John Barcroft
John Barcroft founded The Environmental Edge in 2019, providing clients with sustainable business advisory and consultancy services. John earned a Masters in Environmental Management at Yale University and was previously Head of Group Sustainability at DCC plc where he worked for 20 years.
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Mark Carlin
Mark Carlin is Managing Director of Coillte Forest and is responsible for the performance of the Group’s forestry businesses, which looks to deliver the multiple benefits of forests for Climate, Nature, Wood and People. Mark is a forester with over 25 years’ experience in Coillte in a number of leadership roles.
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Brian Caulfield
Brian Caulfield is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is a partner at Draper Esprit, the leading European VC firm. Previously Brian co-founded Exceptis and Similarity Systems, which were acquired by NASDAQ listed companies.
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David Feeney
David Feeney is Managing Director of Land Solutions and Chief Sustainability Officer at Coillte. David is a chartered accountant and has worked in Coillte for over 20 years in a range of leadership roles including finance, sales, supply chain and forest resource planning.
