Steve McIvor
CEO
Steve previously worked at Compassion in World Farming and The Body Shop, responsible for developing award-winning campaigns on issues such as endangered species, domestic violence and human rights. Based: London
Our experts
We have a wide range of spokespeople available for interview in locations across the globe on a wide range of subjects. To find out more or schedule an interview, contact the international media team.
Lena Aahlby
Director of Programmes
Lena previously worked for Greenpeace as Global Campaigns and Programme Director and now heads up World Animal Protection’s global programmes. Based: Sydney and London
Tennyson Williams
Director for Africa
Tennyson has 25 years’ experience in international development and a background in zoology and zoonotic diseases. He previously worked for Action Aid as country director. Based: Kenya
Jacqueline Mills
Head of Campaigns (Farming)
Jacqueline is responsible for overseeing World Animal Protection’s pig welfare projects globally. The farming team are building a movement to improve the lives of pigs around the world. Based: Sydney
Kate Nustedt
Director for Wildlife
Kate has 20 years’ experience campaigning on wildlife, environmental, poverty and women’s rights issues with Greenpeace, ActionAid and Women for Women International. Based: London
Dr Neil D’Cruze
Head of Animal Welfare & Research (Wildlife)
Neil is a wildlife biologist with expertise in conservation, illegal wildlife trade and animal welfare. He has led research projects all over the world and has discovered six previously unknown species. Based: London
Dr Jan Schmidt-Burbach
Head of Animal Welfare & Research (Wildlife)
Jan is a qualified veterinarian with experience in wildlife medicine, bear baiting in Pakistan and leading research on wildlife in entertainment and the micro-chipping of bears in Asia Pacific. Based: Thailand
Roberto Vieto
Animal Welfare Advisor (Wildlife)
Roberto has worked on campaigns in the Amazon region to protect and preserve species such as the Amazon Pink River dolphin (Boto dolphin). Based: Brazil
Nick Stewart
Head of Campaigns (Wildlife)
Nick leads the captive dolphins work within our broader wildlife tourism campaign which is transforming the global travel industry’s treatment of wild animals, and exposing the cruelties of wildlife entertainment. Based: London
Edith Kabesiime
Wildlife Campaign Manager, Africa
Edith leads on our wildlife campaigns across Africa to protect wild animals by working with young people, governments, experts and coalitions to end the exploitation of wild animals used as luxury pets and medicines. She previously headed CARE International’s conservation and governance work in Uganda. Based: East Africa
Gilbert Sape
Head of Campaigns (Wildlife)
Gilbert joined World Animal Protection in 2015 and has been campaigning on various social justice issues for the last 20 years. Prior to World Animal Protection, he worked as campaigner for conservation and environmental issues for international organisations based in Malaysia, USA and Chile. Based: Bangkok
Kelly Dent
Director of External Affairs
Kelly has 25 years’ experience lobbying and campaigning on climate change, poverty, corporate accountability, trade, labour and human rights around the world. She has previously worked in international aid development with Oxfam. She is Director of External Engagement with World Animal Protection. Based: Australia
Mark Dia
Director for Animals in Farming
Mark is taking more than 20 years of experience in campaign leadership on various issues like environment, human rights and labor and focusing this on improving the lives of farm animals globally. Based: Philippines