Meet Our Advisory Board

We are proud to introduce the members of the Advisory Board comprising an august and diverse assembly of internationalists, including specialists in fields such as branding & business strategies, operational management, M&A, global consumer insights, finance and corporate governance, and sustainability management & strategies. These are:
Rita Clifton
Rita is a company chair & portfolio non-executive director, as well as being a speaker, writer and practitioner in branding & business leadership. She currently holds board & advisory roles in several global companies, governmental sectors & higher educational institutions.
Will Sarni
Will is an internationally recognized thought leader on water strategy & innovation. He has authored numerous books and articles.
Will was a 2016 X-PRIZE Bold Visioneer for the Safe Drinking Water Team.
Faisal Galaria
Faisal is a CEO with over 25 years of experience of leading & growing teams in some of the world's most disruptive consumer technology companies including Spotify, Kayak & Skype. Faisal has created £billions of value by “getting stuff done”, leading transformational change, building game changing partnerships & rapid international expansion.
Iain Ferguson
Iain Ferguson - Chairman, Board Director, shareholder & advisor on business strategy, operational management & M&A to a number of business services, digital, data, communications, & content companies, with operations in the UK & worldwide.
Koen De Staercke
Koen brings 30 years of experience, in advisory and operating roles. Started his career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) prior to moving to Coca-Cola. In 2000 he joined Deloitte as global co-leader for the Consumer Products sector. In 2014 he moved to Alvarez & Marsal in London, leading the European Sales and Marketing service line. He’s currently the CEO at VGD.