KEY STAFF

GoodCorporation was founded in 2000 by a group of former partners and directors of KPMG consulting who wanted to create a straight-forward and transparent method to help companies to measure their impacts in a credible way.


Michael Littlechild - Chief Executive & Co-Founder
Michael became a director of GoodCorporation in August 2001. Formerly a partner at KPMG Consulting, he worked in the private and public sectors in Europe, the Middle and Far East, and Africa. He advised on strategy and policy formulation and implementation, and designed many government programmes in developed and emerging economies. In 1997, he was made responsible for KPMG’s Euro Advisory Services.

Michael takes responsibility for the on-site assessment work and the quality of all of the assessment work.

Prior to joining KPMG, Michael spent five years as a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Research at Strathclyde.

   

Leo Martin - Director & Co-Founder
Leo Martin is a founder and Director of GoodCorporation. He is the principal character in the BBC series Good Company, Bad Company about corporate responsibility and he is also author of 'From Principles to Profits' the BBC Learning book about putting corporate responsibility into practice. He graduated with a first class degree in economics from the University of Sussex and an MPhil from Cambridge University in development economics.

He started his career as a Fellow of the Overseas Development Institute and then went to KPMG where he worked for eight years on economics and strategy for governments and companies worldwide. His clients included AstraZeneca, Rolls-Royce, KLM, EDS, Pizza Hut, as well as a number of departments of government in the UK and Hong Kong. Leo then went on to work for Lord Sharman, then global chairman of KPMG, where he helped to establish Britain in Europe, the pro-single currency campaign. Leo is on the Council of London in Europe and the former chair of London First's Corporate Citizenship working group.

Leo is responsible for business development and strategy.

   

Dr George Houpis - Non-executive Director & Co-Founder
George became a non-executive director of GoodCorporation in August 2001. He leads the telecoms and postal consulting work at Frontier Economics, which specialises in economic policy and strategy advice. A former Director at KPMG Consulting, he worked on competition and regulation, advising telecoms, postal services and government clients. George is a founding member of an international charity, the Jorg Weise Association, and chairman of the Vacstuds Foundation, a charity teaching English to overseas school children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
   

Vicky Pryce – Advisory Council member & Co-Founder
Vicky is currently the Department for Trade and Industry's Chief Economic Adviser and Director General, Economics and Deputy Head of the UK's Government Economic Service. Vicky was previously a partner at London Economics, Partner and Chief Economist at KPMG, Corporate Economist at ESSO Europe and Chief Economist at Williams and Glyn's Bank, later the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Vicky co-founded GoodCorporation, and was board chair until 2002. Due to her new role in the government, she has stepped down from the board of GoodCorporation Ltd to avoid any conflicts of interest. She now sits on the Advisory Panel of GoodCorporation.

   

Jane Arnott - Country Manager in New Zealand
Prior to being appointed Country Manager for GoodCorporation in New Zealand, Jane was the executive director of a nationwide charitable organisation working closely with the corporate sector and a government department. She founded New Zealand first cross cultural consultancy representing Pacific Island communities and has run her own communications company specialising in investor relations, business marketing strategy and branding. Her clients included listed companies, state owned enterprises, government departments and health agencies.

Jane has a post graduate qualification in professional ethics. She is a member of the Institute of Directors and is an associate trustee for the New Zealand Conservation Trust.

   

Ken Dunham – Country Manager in North America
Ken Dunham is GoodCorporation’s Country Manager in North America, where he is responsible for leading assessments and business development. Before joining GoodCorporation, Ken worked as an independent management consultant for clients in healthcare, education, government, and IT/telecom. He also has experience in occupational health & safety, the emergency services, law enforcement, and private security.

Ken has a dual MBA from Cornell University in the US and Queen’s University in Canada, and will shortly be completing a graduate certificate programme in Organizational Values & Ethics at Carleton University. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and an affiliate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Ken serves on the Board of Trustees of an international college, Lester B Pearson United World College of the Pacific, where he is a member of the Executive Committee and has chaired two other board committees.

   

Christopher H. Cordey – Country Manager in Switzerland
Christopher H. Cordey is GoodCorporation’s Country Manager in Switzerland where he is responsible for establishing GoodCorporation’s brand  and developing GoodCorporation business in both the French and German part of the country.

Christopher has 20 years of international experience honed in Asia-Pacific, Western and Eastern Europe, Middle-East and Africa. Prior to joining GoodCorporation, Christopher worked as an independent management consultant for clients in FMCG industries, jewellery and cosmetics sectors, with a core focus on strategic planning and brand building. Christopher holds a Master’s  degree in Business Management from HEC Lausanne and a Corporate Social Responsibility Diploma from Geneva University. He is a member of Sustainable Finance Geneva. A Swiss national, he speaks French, English and German.

   
Key Assessors
   

Michele Sanders 
Michele came to GoodCorporation from KPMG where she worked first in Financial Audit and went on to KPMGs Sustainability Advisory Services department; her role centred around the verification of non-financial information (including greenhouse gas emissions) published by companies. She holds a Masters of Science and is also a Chartered Accountant. She joined GoodCorporation as an assessor in September 2004 and has since undertaken assessments in Indonesia, South Africa, the UK, the US, Russia and Canada. Michele is originally from South Africa.
 

Marguerite Whitwham
Prior to joining GoodCorporation, Margurite worked as a project executive for the National Centre of Scientific Research, EDF-GDF and for ADEME (French Agency for Energy and Environment). Marguerite also spent two years as a senior consultant for the Environment Service Line of Arthur Andersen before joining Axenne for a period of 4 years in Paris. Marguerite holds a post graduate degree in energy economics, and has carried out socio-economic and market studies related to energy and transport before involving herself in wider strategy advisory missions and training in the field of sustainable development. Marguerite joined GoodCorporation at the end of 2004 and has since undertaken assessments in France, the UK, Congo, Morocco and Czech Republic. Marguerite is based in Paris.
 

Hiiaire Avril
Hilaire Avril worked for Accenture in Europe and North America as a management consultant, before becoming a humanitarian information officer for the United Nations, as well as a free-lance journalist in Africa and India. Hilaire joined GoodCorporation at the end of 2007 and has worked in Italy, Netherlands, Syria, Yemen and France. Hilaire has Maitrises in Law and Translation, and Masters’ degrees from Sciences-Po and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. A French national, he speaks English, Spanish and Italian.
 

Hemrish Aubeelack
Hemrish graduated with a Law LLB degree from King’s College London on a full State of Mauritius Arts Laureate scholarship (first place at national level). Since joining GoodCorporation in 2007, he has undertaken assessments in UK and France, including in Oil & Gas sector (Refining and Marketing, renewable energies divisions), utilities sector (global waste water management business), pharmaceutical sector as well as with a number of SMEs. A human rights enthusiast, he volunteered for the Prisoners’ Advice Service, helped the Government of Mauritius implement youth projects in underprivileged areas, regularly raises funds for SOS Children’s Villages and is currently volunteering as an Emergency Responder for the British Red Cross. Hemrish is fluent in both English and French.