The SMA is composed of a Board, a Scientific Committee, a Strategic Committee and an Executive Office
CO-FOUNDERS
Ingrid Beutler
Dedicated to protecting the mountain environment. Expert in creating global sustainable change in sport, law and policy.
Ingrid is an international lawyer who has nearly 20 years’ experience working within international organisations including the International Olympic Committee as Integrity Manager; General Association of International Sports Federations as Director of Social Responsibility and Integrity
Pierre Germeau
Expert in Sustainability and Digital Communication. Thinking outside the box since 20 years.
Pierre has been active for 20 years in developing and delivering innovative programs and solutions for the International Sport Community. He also completed the Business Sustainability Management program of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and (CISL) and the GRI training program
Anne-Cecile Turner
Specialist in systemic change and system-thinking approaches. Passionate about creating real change in the world.
Anne-Cécile is an award-winning sustainability expert. Experienced in driving positive change through international platforms, her work is supported by her impressive qualifications and training from Harvard’s Executive Leadership Program, The Tavistock Institute and WWF
BOARD
Anne-Cecile Turner
President
Specialist in systemic change and system-thinking approaches. Passionate about creating real change in the world.
Anne-Cécile is an award-winning sustainability expert. Experienced in driving positive change through international platforms, her work is supported by her impressive qualifications and training from Harvard’s Executive Leadership Program, The Tavistock Institute and WWF
Sarah Lewis OBE OLY
Vice-President
Global Sports Leader. Expert in snow sports working in the industry for 35 years.
Committed to making society better through sport. Olympian in alpine skiing. Passionate about enabling opportunities for future generations to experience the mountains as I have enjoyed.
Pierre Germeau
Treasurer
Expert in Sustainability and Digital Communication. Founder of sustainability.sport knowledge sharing platform
Pierre has been active for 20 years in delivering innovative programs and solutions for the International Sport Community. He also completed the Business Sustainability Management program of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and (CISL) and the GRI training program
Ben Lesage
Board Member
Global Coordinator at Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)
Passionate about Mountains and the Oceans. Expert in technology and innovation. Worked for the innovation studio of BNP Paribas in San Francisco.
Dr Heïdi Sevestre
Board Member
Glaciologist, fellow international of The Explorers Club, working at AMAP, the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Working Group to the Arctic Council.
Avid science communicator and leader of several expeditions to cold places every year.In 2023, Heïdi won the inaugural Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions.
STRATEGIC COMMITTEE
Cedric Girard
Strategy, marketing, ESG consultant
Former CEO of Global Sports Week. Supports sport leaders in their positive impact journey. Leadership roles in the sports industry (Nike, Decathlon), consumer goods (Coca-Cola, Unilever) and hospitality (Louvre Hotels). Positive impact projects in Sport, Nutrition, Health and Innovation.
Anna Hellman
Sports leader and adviser, catalysing sport, academia, corporate and public sectors for good.
Former Director of ThinkSport, a non-profit founded by the Canton of Vaud and the International Olympic Committee, gathering the sport innovation B2B network. Previously, Anna worked for Além International, served as Executive Director for SportAccord Convention, and was COO for The World Sports Forum.
Danesh Kothari
Founder, CEO of pi2Life suite of digital platform solutions for impact investments and sustainable consumer products industries
Dhanesh is a serial technology entrepreneur in Switzerland, jury / judge at Swiss and European innovation hubs and board advisor to several Swiss startups. Formerly held global IT leadership roles in technology consulting at Accenture and in Wealth Management at Credit Suisse and JP Morgan in Switzerland.
He is deeply passionate about the use of technology for making a positive impact to every form of life.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Dr Pascal Emanuel Egli
PhD in Geography, Environmental Engineer ETH Zurich, mountain athlete
Interested in subglacial hydrology and glacier-climate interactions, as well as glacier surface collapse features. Passionate mountain runner, 2018 World Cup champion in Skyrunning, and ski mountaineer. Environmental Engineer specialized in flood risk modelling, local protection and natural hazards in general. Dr. Egli speaks and writes 6 languages fluently.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Ingrid Beutler
Global Management
Dedicated to protecting the mountain environment. Expert in creating global sustainable change in sport, law and policy.
Ingrid is an international lawyer who has nearly 20 years’ experience working within international organisations including the International Olympic Committee as Integrity Manager; General Association of International Sports Federations as Director of Social Responsibility and Integrity
Elsa Östlund
Communications
Science journalist, mountain enthusiast, M.Sc. in Ecology and Conservation, and ski instructor
Elsa is a science journalist with experience from the Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio). With a strong academic foundation in ecology and conservation, she combines her love for mountain ecosystems with a passion for storytelling. A ski instructor and climber, Elsa is as comfortable in the mountains as she is in a newsroom.
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