Our People
Meet the team behind Planet Ark
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These are the people who are committed to creating programs that make it easy for Australians to take simple, powerful and positive environmental actions.
Our People
Paul Klymenko
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Rebecca Gilling
Deputy CEO and Head of HR
Ian Bridges
Chief Information Officer
Scott Dickson
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Collins
Head of Circular Economy Programs
Adam Culley
Head of Partnerships
Marty Middlebrook
Head of Operations
Claire Bell
Recycling Campaigns Manager | National Recycling Week & Cartridges 4 Planet Ark
Laura Chalk
Social Media Communications
Sarah Chaplin
Campaigns Coordinator
Harry Day
Digital Media Producer
Tati Guedes
Partnerships Associate
Simone Horder
National Tree Day Manager
Jane Horvath
Circular Economy Hub Manager
Lucy Jones
Communications Coordinator
Ellice Kelly
Information Centre Support Officer
Mitchell Kirsch
Product Stewardship Coordinator
Alejandra Laclette
Recycling Campaigns Manager | Recycling Label & Business Recycling
Tom Mann
Information Centre Support Officer
Keith Maxwell
Contracts Manager & Digital Asset Management
Karen McGregor
Accountant
Jennifer McMillan
Campaign Communications
Dr Sean O'Malley
Head of Research
Rachael Ridley
Partnerships Communications
Maddie Ross
Events and Administration Coordinator
David Rowlinson
Make It Wood Program Manager
Luke Symes
Web Developer
Professor Roy Tasker
Chief Science Advisor
Liam Taylor
Communications Manager
Steve Walpole
Circular Economy Partnerships Lead
Sam Whistler
Partnerships Manager
Meet The Board
Michael Coleman
Chairman
Dr Lyndell Fraser
Deputy-Chair and Non-Executive Director
Paul Klymenko
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
David Burt
Non-Executive Director
Dr Andrew Johnson
Non-Executive Director
Howard Parry-Husbands
Non-Executive Director
Gillian Turner
Non-Executive Director
Phillip Vernon
Non-Executive Director
Ambassadors
Dr Amanda Lloyd
Educator/Executive Director (Outdoors NSW)
Elly Awesome
Author/Vlogger/TV Presenter (Toasted TV)
Layne Beachley
World Champion Surfer/Public Speaker/Author
Costa Georgiadis
Landscape Architect/TV Host
Tanya Lewis
Professional Organiser/Keynote Speaker/Author
Dr Tony Matthews
Urban and Environmental Planner
Magdalena Roze
Meteorologist/Author
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Scientist, Inventor and Engineer
Jo Taranto & Corina Seeto
Waste Warriors
James Treble
Interior Designer/TV Presenter (Sky News Real Estate)
Anita Vandyke
Scientist/Author
dirtgirl
Family Entertainer/Educator (dirtgirlworld)