International Board of Directors
Plan's International Board of Directors comprises:
Ellen Løj - Chair
Ellen is Plan International’s first female chair and comes to Plan after serving 4 years in Liberia as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mission in Liberia and Coordinator of United Nations Operations. With a distinguished career as a diplomat, she has worked within the UN and the Danish government, including representing her country in the Security Council and the EU.
Dorota Keverian - Vice Chair
The William J Clinton foundation Climate Initiative Director, focusing on carbon capture and storage projects. Former Global Director of Consultant Human Resources, Boston Consulting Group. Former Arthur D Little Director and Vice President, responsible for Global Oil Practice P&L and people development. Extensive international experience in talent management, organisational change, strategy and performance improvement. Board member of Plan USA.
Peter A Gross - Treasurer
Degrees in law specialising in media and entertainment law, international law and corporate law. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Rock International, Inc. a concert production company. Previously General Counsel for various corporations including Time, Inc. (now Time-Warner) where he worked for 10 years, followed by becoming a partner of New York law firm Cowan, Gold, DeBates, Abraham & Gross.
Pierre Bardon
Degrees in business administration and experienced in business management and finance. Previously Chief Executive Officer of SFR - a telecom operator in France. Current chairman of BAI, capital risk.
Stan Bartholomeeussen
Independent consultant and director of ACE Europe bvba. Background in development economics providing consultancy services to NGOs on evaluation, strategic planning and capacity building, change management and European legislation and funding programmes.
Werner Bauch
Current managing partner of MasterMedia GmbH and former Assistant Professor at the University of FU Berlin. Career in pharmacology, public relations, health issues and advocacy.
Martin Hoyos
Partner of KPMG in Austria, then in Germany and served large international industrial clients on the audit side of the business before retiring from the Management Board in 2007. Joined the KPMG Germany Supervisory Board in 2008 and then the Supervisory Boards of Advanced Metallurgical Group and 2 middle market companies in Austria.
Joshua Liswood
Career advising health industry clients on a broad range of matters including corporate governance, regulatory issues, private/public relationships and transactions, and medical/legal litigation. He has argued cases before all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada. Joined the Board of Plan Canada in 2006.
Anne Skipper
Company director and corporate governance consultant. Currently Chair of Plan International Australia and a director of Plan International Hong Kong. Other current directorships include the Australian Saving and Loans Credit Union, the South Australian Tourism Commission, Qantas Foundation and Chair of the Royal District Nursing Service. Formerly a director on not-for-profit, government and private boards for 25 years. A Fellow member of the Australian Institutes of Management, Company Directors and Credit Unions.
Lydie Boka Mene
Manager of StrategiCo, which specialises in risk analysis in Africa, has over 20 years professional experience in financial analysis, project finance and development aid programme design, implementation and management in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Employers include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank. Her background is in international economics and finance. She was born in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa and graduated in Austria.
Reema Nanavaty
Reema has worked intensively for over 25 years on women’s economic empowerment and children’s rights. She is a member of several key committees at an international, national and state level and has significantly contributed to policy changes. She is an executive director at SEWA coordinating the economic and rural development efforts of SEWA, organising and empowering poor, self-employed women, spearheading the SEWA membership to grow. She is also overseeing the organising of women, girls and children in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan, to ensure livelihood security.
