We are proud to announce the expansion of our Advisory Board with six new members who joined in August 2025. Building on the Board’s formation in April 2022, when 11 sustainable finance leaders first came together under the chairmanship of Suresh Weerasinghe, the Advisory Board continues to grow in expertise, diversity, and global reach.
The Advisory Board plays a vital role in guiding the FfB Foundation’s strategic direction, providing independent expertise, and ensuring that biodiversity remains firmly embedded in financial decision-making worldwide. We are grateful also to previous members of the Board who stepped down earlier this year for their support and counsel during their tenure.
Earlier this year, Mary Beth Gallagher, Director of Engagement at Domini Impact Investments, was appointed as the new Chair of the Advisory Board, bringing a strong track record in investor stewardship on biodiversity, human rights, and climate change.
Welcoming New Advisory Board Members
We are delighted to introduce six new members, each bringing deep expertise and unique perspectives to help us advance our mission:
Alice Sireyjol, Deputy Head of Responsible Investment Development, Amundi
Alice has been involved in the development of some of Amundi’s most innovative investment solutions, including their biodiversity strategies. Passionate about accelerating the shift towards a just transition, Alice also worked for ten years as a natural capital consultant, leading the development of cutting-edge methodologies. As a member of the FfB Foundation Advisory Board, Alice is eager to help the foundation maintain and expand its impact and reach, strengthening the role of finance in halting biodiversity loss.
Brian Kernohan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Manulife Investment Management
Brian oversees sustainability across Manulife IM’s private and public markets, spanning timberland, agriculture, real estate and capital markets. With a background in wildlife management and a Certified Wildlife Biologist designation, he brings decades of conservation expertise into finance, uniquely integrating natural capital into investment strategies.
Cathrine de Coninck-Lopez, Global Head of Responsible Investment, HSBC Asset Management
Cathrine leads HSBC AM’s responsible investment strategy including developing research and tools to enhance biodiversity and climate considerations integration into investment decisions and stewardship activities. Her leadership has advanced global investment insights on biodiversity and cross-sector collaboration for sustainable finance.
Jean-François Coppenolle, Director for Investments (including Responsible Investment), Abeille Assurances
Jean-François (JF) is in charge of Abeille’s ESG integration, sustainable asset sourcing, and the implementation of the company’s net zero investment and biodiversity investment strategy. He serves as a co-Lead of NZAOA’s Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Track, is a member of the consultative committee on sustainable finance of the French Financial Services Regulator (ACPR) and sits on the EFRAG Technical Expert Group to the Sustainability Reporting Board. JF also coordinated the creation of two club deal biodiversity funds in France. Before joining Abeille Assurances, he spent 15 years with Aviva plc, where he was last Group Head of credit and sustainability risks.
Arthur van Mansvelt, Senior Engagement Specialist, Achmea Investment Management
Arthur specialises in biodiversity, human rights, and labour standards. Since 2020 he has been involved in investor engagement on plastic packaging and waste, biodiversity risks in food and agriculture and labour rights in global supply chains. He co-chaired the FfB Foundation’s Engagement Working Group from 2021–2024. He also works on biodiversity impact analysis and measurement.
Emine Isciel, Head of Climate and Environment, Storebrand Asset Management
Emine has 20 years of sustainability expertise, leading Storebrand’s strategy on climate and biodiversity. She co-chairs the FfB Foundation’s Public Policy and Advocacy Working Group, co-founded the Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation, and contributed to Nature Action 100. With prior roles in the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and the UN, she combines policy depth with investment practice.
Continuing with Established Leadership
The six new members join our existing Advisory Board members, whose leadership and commitment have been vital since the Board’s creation. They are:
- Mary Beth Gallagher (Chair), Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments
- Sonya Likhtman, Director of Engagement and Stewardship, Federated Hermes Limited
- Jenn-Hui Tan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Fidelity International
- Dimitrios Dimopoulos, Head of ESG, Piraeus Financial Holdings
- Peter van der Werf, Senior Manager Engagement, Robeco
- Michèle Lacroix, Group Head of Sustainability, SCOR SE
Together, the Advisory Board now unites 12 global leaders from across asset management, insurance, banking and stewardship—spanning Europe, North America and Asia.
Looking Ahead
The expansion of the Advisory Board reflects the FfB Foundation’s growing influence as a convener of financial institutions committed to halting and reversing biodiversity loss. With the expertise of both new and existing members, the Foundation will continue to strengthen collaboration across the financial sector, providing tools, guidance and shared learning for biodiversity integration, as well as elevating finance’s role in global policy dialogues on nature.
We are excited to work with our Advisory Board members to accelerate progress towards a financial system that values and protects nature.