People – Canbury

OUR EXPERT TEAM

Will Martindale

Co-founder and Managing Director

Click for Responsible Investment: An Insider's Account

Will Martindale

Co-founder and Managing Director

Will is a global responsible investment and sustainability expert. He leads Canbury’s strategic direction and client engagement.

Will advises investors, companies, and NGOs on a range of sustainability topics, thematic issues, stewardship, and public policy and regulation. Will authored Responsible Investment: An Insider’s Account, published by Palgrave Macmillan in January 2024.

Ben Wilmot

Co-founder and Managing Director

Ben Wilmot

Co-founder and Managing Director

Ben Wilmot leads the application of Canbury’s AI approach into our clients’ solutions.

Ben has delivered a wide range of technology projects, ranging from benchmarking exercises for institutions such as CCLA Investment Management and Thomson Reuters Foundation, through to AI-supported research on global initiatives such as UN PRI Spring . He has also overseen the development of a number of our thematic frameworks, including our nature process and our social framework for asset owners.

Lara Rutty

Director

Lara Rutty

Director

Lara's core focus is sustainability risk assessment and reporting for pension schemes, asset managers and companies.

She has over 10 years of experience in corporate finance and credit risk and has worked with more than 40 pension schemes to deliver climate risk analysis for TCFD reporting.

Gregory Elders

Director

Gregory Elders

Director

Greg is a recognized sustainable investing expert, leading Canbury’s North American operations and client engagements.

He advises investors and companies in navigating evolving sustainability and stewardship expectations, building robust assessment and reporting systems, and aligning sustainability strategies with financial performance.

John Renvoize

Director

John Renvoize

Director

John leads Canbury's corporate reporting and strategy work across our international teams.

His core focus is helping clients navigate regulatory requirements including materiality assessments, conduct climate and nature assessments, and leverage sustainability insights to enhance corporate risk management and strategic direction.

Morgan Slebos

Director

Morgan Slebos

Director

Morgan is a strategy and thematic research specialist. He leads our work with institutions and NGOs, and oversees client delivery and operations.

Morgan focuses on supporting our investor clients with sustainability strategy and investment policy development, and our NGO clients with thematic projects and deep-sustainability research focusing on a wide range of global topics.

Florence Van Dyke

Executive Director

Florence Van Dyke

Executive Director

Florence is a Director at Canbury Australia, where she co-leads the firm’s Australian operations.

Florence specialises in delivering corporate sustainability strategies, climate and nature-related risk disclosures, and bespoke ESG advisory tailored to the evolving needs of investors and companies.

Jackson Rowland

Executive Director

Jackson Rowland

Executive Director

Jackson is a Director at Canbury Australia, where he co-leads the firm’s Australian operations.

He specializes in advising on responsible investment strategies, climate and nature-related risk disclosures, and investor stewardship related activities.

Alim Aubakirov

Senior Analyst

Alim Aubakirov

Senior Analyst

Distinction in MSc Finance from King’s College London
First Class Honours in BSc Computer Science from King’s College London
Former Senior Analyst at Redington
Experience in a variety of programming languages including Python

Lucy Hussona

Senior Analyst

Lucy Hussona

Senior Analyst

Stewardship and Corporate Governance Policy Associate at the Financial Reporting Council
CFA Certificate in ESG Investing
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and International Relations from Victoria University of Wellington

Vishal Kumar

Senior Analyst

Vishal Kumar

Senior Analyst

Senior Legal Researcher at Foley Hoag
Consultant for Perspectives Climate Group and the Centre for International Environmental Law
Monitor Deloitte, Middle East
MSc Climate Change Finance and Investment, University of Edinburgh: Distinction
BA Jurisprudence (University of Oxford); LLM International Law (Graduate Institute, Geneva): First Class.

Our team is supported by analysts with expertise in environmental science, finance, technology, ESG regulations and research

Vishal Kumar

Senior Analyst

Vishal Kumar

Senior Analyst

Senior Legal Researcher at Foley Hoag
Consultant for Perspectives Climate Group and the Centre for International Environmental Law
Monitor Deloitte, Middle East
MSc Climate Change Finance and Investment, University of Edinburgh: Distinction
BA Jurisprudence (University of Oxford); LLM International Law (Graduate Institute, Geneva): First Class.

Amiya Taggart

Analyst

Amiya Taggart

Analyst

1st class honours Masters in Mathematics from Imperial College London.
Expertise in statistical modelling, data science, and artificial neural networks.
Experienced Python programmer including OpenAI-API.
Dissertation covering Yang-Mills theory on a four-torus.

Emmy Shaw

Analyst

Emmy Shaw

Analyst

Graduated magna cum laude from University of California, Los Angeles.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, with a concentration in Conservation Biology and a minor in French.
Final-year practicum projects in collaboration with Nature Conservancy, and Los Angeles-based NGO Amigos de los Rios.

Joe Frater

Analyst

Joe Frater

Analyst

Project Manager and Sustainability Lead in the NHS.
MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh.
Leading our client sustainability report writing, communication and messaging.

Partners and advisers

María Laura Tinelli

María Laura Tinelli

Founder of Acrux, focused on sustainable finance and impact investment in Latin America
Former Head of Global Networks for the PRI
Over two decades of experience in sustainable finance and impact investment strategies
Deep network across Argentina and UK, including Global Steering Group, LatinSIF, and Latimpacto

Ben McQuhae

Ben McQuhae

Founder of Ben McQuhae & Co, a Hong Kong-based law firm focused on sustainability and innovation.
Recognised as a leader in sustainable finance and green fintech.
Described as "the first ESG dedicated law firm on the planet" and winner of the INSEAD Business as a Force for Good Award.
Active in various sustainability initiatives, including the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and the UN Financial Centres for Sustainability network.

Michal Fonea

Michal Fonea

Chair of Trustees for Oxford University's Climate Alumni Network
Co-owns and manages a portfolio of energy and infrastructure companies in Europe
Former Senior Manager at the PRI
MSc in Environmental Policy from Oxford, BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Our clients

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OUR EXPERT TEAM

Will Martindale

Ben Wilmot

Lara Rutty

Gregory Elders

John Renvoize

Morgan Slebos

Florence Van Dyke

Jackson Rowland

Alim Aubakirov

Lucy Hussona

Vishal Kumar

Vishal Kumar

Amiya Taggart

Emmy Shaw

Joe Frater

Partners and advisers

María Laura Tinelli

Ben McQuhae

Michal Fonea

Our clients

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