Nadia Kaddouri is the former CFO of South Pole and former Chief Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officer of Swissport International.
The appointment of Nadia Kaddouri marks an important step in South Pole's journey towards long-term, sustainable expansion – aligning operational discipline with a bold sustainability vision to better serve clients and drive lasting impact. Her strategic insight and vision, leadership experience, and deep understanding of South Pole's mission make her uniquely equipped to lead the company as it scales its impact with disciplined execution, financial resilience and a long-term growth mindset.
Nadia succeeds Daniel Klier, who has guided South Pole through a transformative phase for both the business and global carbon markets. His leadership through this complex period has helped fortify the business, and created a reliable platform from which it can now pursue renewed growth. The Board thanks him for his significant contributions and looks forward to continuing to benefit from his expertise through his non-executive role on the South Pole Advisory Board as Co-Chair.
Dame Inga Beale, Chair of the Board, said: “We are excited to welcome Nadia in her new role as CEO. As an experienced international executive, Nadia will bring the right balance of continuity and innovation as we position South Pole for the future."
“Daniel has shown exceptional leadership steering the company through a complex transformation phase, and for that we are extremely thankful. We are delighted to confirm that he will be continuing to support us as Co-Chair of the company's Advisory Board, and we wish him the very best in his next executive endeavour."
Nadia Kaddouri, CEO of South Pole, said: “I am proud to take on this role at such an exciting time for South Pole. We are poised to prove that purpose-driven business is also high-performance business. Now with the right foundations in place, we can begin to scale positive climate impact in ways that are financially sound, operationally disciplined, and deeply valuable to the people and partners we serve."
Daniel Klier, Co-Chair of the South Pole Advisory Board, said: “Steering the company through turbulent times has been a privilege. I'm proud to hand over a stable, more efficient business and continue supporting its future from the Advisory Board."
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Nadia Kaddouri is a finance, strategy, and operations executive with over 18 years of international experience across aviation services, automotive, and climate solutions – leading from the frontlines of sustainability and navigating complex decarbonisation challenges of emissions-intensive industries.
Prior to joining South Pole as CFO in 2024, she was Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at Swissport International, where she led the company's strategic roadmap, ESG transformation, and expansion initiatives — driving both organic and inorganic growth, including the successful closing of two major acquisitions.
As EMEA Chief Financial Officer at Swissport, she guided the company through the COVID-19 crisis while implementing a major finance transformation and performance turnaround, strengthening profitability and operational discipline across multiple markets.
Throughout her career, Nadia has combined strategic vision with hands-on execution, leading large-scale acquisitions, integrations, commercial growth programs, and governance enhancements to create sustainable, long-term value.
South Pole is the world's leading carbon asset developer and climate consultancy.
Since 2006, South Pole has been a trusted partner and advisor to governments, public sector organisations, and leading businesses on their decarbonisation journeys. South Pole serves over 1,000 clients across the world, and its global team of experts has helped many Fortune 500 businesses implement comprehensive strategies that help build resilience and turn climate action into long-term business opportunities.
In line with its mission to deliver true climate impact for all, South Pole has used the power of markets to help channel climate finance to over 850 projects in more than 50 countries across the globe. To date, these projects have helped reduce over 200 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions, accelerated low-carbon transformations across several sectors, and provided measurable benefits to communities vulnerable to climate change.
The business is supported by world-class investors, including Temasek's GenZero, Lightrock, Corisol, and Salesforce Ventures.
South Pole is a social enterprise recognised by the World Economic Forum's Schwab Foundation, and committed to becoming a B Corp globally.
For more information, visit www.southpole.com or LinkedIn.
