Suki Kalirai
Chairman
Suki has over 25 years’ experience in global consumer companies in a wide range of senior roles across multiple functions. These include European Operations Planning Director and European Marketing Director for Coca-Cola, Global Commercial Director for Forte & Le Meridien Hotels across 65 country operations, CEO Unilever’s – Dove Spa and 10+ years in Chair, CEO and NED roles in SME’s and charitable organisations.
Suki is passionate about developing a better future for all through health and wellbeing, taking care of the environment, education in the broadest sense and a love of sport.
He was previously Chair of the UK Government sector skills council for sport, physical activity and aesthetic wellbeing, Chair of the hair and beauty industry and an inaugural employer panel Chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education.
Suki’s deep rooted deep interest in sustainability led to him becoming the Senior Advisor to the Secretary General for the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development (Earth Summit Rio 1992) supporting and liaising with corporate and political leaders from 100+ sovereign states on environmental and climate change policy.
Currently, he is also an NED of Housing 21, Chairman of Infocus Earth and Senior Board Advisor to the Spa & Wellness Association of Africa.