CEO, Verwaltungsrat, Beirat und Impact-Investor*innen – sie alle gestalten den Erfolg von South Pole mit. Lernen Sie die Menschen kennen, die hinter South Pole stehen.
Hinter unserem Führungsteam stehen anerkannte Persönlichkeiten mit langjähriger, internationaler Erfahrung im Klima- und Nachhaltigkeitsbereich.
Unter der Leitung unserer Vorsitzenden Dame Inga Beale setzt sich unser Verwaltungsrat für unternehmerische Exzellenz ein und unterstützt uns dabei, Governance- und Transformationsprozesse erfolgreich zu gestalten.
Unsere weltweit aufgestellten Investor*innen sichern uns finanzielle Stabilität und stärken unsere globale Präsenz.
Der Strategische Beirat arbeitet unabhängig vom Verwaltungsrat. Er berät das Executive Team von South Pole in strategischen Fragen, unterstützt bei Qualitäts- und Risikothemen und fördert Innovationen in der Unternehmensstrategie und -entwicklung.
Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy
Damilola Ogunbiyi serves on the Steering Committee of the African Carbon Markets Institute and several advisory boards, including the World Bank, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). She was part of the COP28 Advisory Committee and was Co-Chair of the COP26 Energy Transition Council (ETC). She is a global leader and advocate for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); she was named in the 2024 TIME100 Climate list and has been recognized as a trailblazer in her field.
Former Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company, Advisor to Apax Partners, and Board member
Ian Davis is currently on the board of a number of private companies and non-profit institutions. Previously, between 2013-2021 Ian was Chairman of Rolls-Royce plc and of Thoughtworks. From 2010-2023 he was NonExecutive Director of Johnson & Johnson Inc. and from 2010-2020 he was a Non-Executive Director of BP plc where he was also Senior Independent (Lead) Director. Between 2011-2017 he was a Non-Executive Director of the UK Cabinet Office, of Teach for All, an educational non profit and Big Society Capital. Ian is Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, where he was a consultant and partner for over 30 years. He served as Chairman and Worldwide Managing Partner of McKinsey between 2003 and 2009.
Senior Advisor and Board member, dedicated to supporting energy transition journeys; former Head of M&A and Senior Vice President of Carbon Neutral Businesses at Total Energies and Founding Chairman of the OGCI Executive Committee.
Jerome Schmitt has over 30 years of experience in the energy and mobility sectors, specializing in finance, sustainability, and business strategy. He is the Chairman of C-4WARD, which supports a portfolio of leading global institutions and start-ups on their Transitions journey. As such is in particular a Senior Advisor to Systemiq and at the Board of several start-ups in the energy transition space. Previously, Mr Schmitt was the Founding Chairman of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative Executive Committee and held senior roles at Total Energies, including Group Senior VP of Mergers and Acquisitions, SVP Net Zero Businesses and SVP Sustainable Development & Environment, where he led sustainability and climate strategies ahead of COP21.
Director of Climate and Energy Policy, Tony Blair Institute
Lindy Fursman leads the Climate and Energy Policy team at the Tony Blair Global Institute and is an expert in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Before joining the Institute, she worked for two years alongside New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change. Ms Fursman also served as Chief Advisor for Climate Change at the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment for five years. Additionally, she advised on climate change and economic policy for seven years, including roles at the New Zealand Treasury and as Economic Counsellor to the OECD.
Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce
Suzanne DiBianca is the Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce. In this role she leads Salesforce's stakeholder capitalism strategy, including the company's global corporate relations, sustainability, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, with a depth of focus on climate action programs on the global journey to net zero emissions. Suzanne also oversees Salesforce's corporate philanthropy initiatives, which include supporting nonprofits focused on climate resilience, education, and workforce development. Suzanne has worked at Salesforce for more than 20 years and was previously co-founder and president of the Salesforce Foundation and Salesforce.org. Under Suzanne's leadership, Salesforce's pioneering 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy has been adopted by tens of thousands of companies across 130 countries. Suzanne previously led Salesforce's Ventures Impact Fund which focuses on investing in next-gen cloud companies driving positive social change, and oversaw the company's Salesforce Military program focusing on up-skilling and hiring veterans. Suzanne serves on multiple councils for the United Nations and the World Economic Forum. She is a board director and trustee at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and board director at JGI. Suzanne is also a Senior Advisor to Lightrock, and on the Advisory Board at South Pole. She has been recognized on TIME's inaugural 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business 2023 list. Suzanne holds a degree in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Erfahren Sie, wie South Pole mit Risikomanagement, Qualitätskontrollen und Compliance-Protokollen Integrität auf dem CO₂-Markt stärkt. Mehr zu unserem Bekenntnis zu Transparenz und Ethik.
South Pole unterstützt seit 2006 Organisationen weltweit bei der Dekarbonisierung – mit über 750 Expert*innen und Lösungen für messbare Wirkung.
South Pole beschäftigt über 750 Mitarbeitende in mehr als 30 Ländern und arbeitet weltweit mit Partnern vor Ort zusammen, um führende Klimaschutzprojekte umzusetzen.
Mit 18 Jahren Markterfahrung helfen wir Ihnen, komplexe Entwicklungen im Klimabereich erfolgreich zu meistern.