Our Team

Dr. Urs Ziegler

Chairman of the Foundation Board

Claudia Keller Lüthi

Vice Chairman of the Foundation Board

Foundation Board
Strategy
Law

Specialisation
As a lawyer specialising in constitutional and administrative law, construction and planning law, and energy and environmental law, Claudia is always on the hunt for efficient and sustainable solutions. And from a corporate perspective, she enjoys living out her passion for teamwork and strategic development.

Career path
Claudia has been working as a lawyer and notary since 2004, and, after gaining experience in court and in businesses, founded her own legal practice with partners in 2010. In addition to her job and her membership of the Foundation Board at myclimate, Claudia is a committed member of a variety of associations and public authorities, in some of which she sits on the administrative or executive boards.

Motivation for climate protection
As my children have grown, so has my desire to take responsibility and advocate for the world that we will be leaving behind for them and all the generations to come.

In private
Claudia loves to spend time hiking or snowboarding in the fresh air of the Graubünden Alps with her husband and three children. However, she also enjoys immersing herself in foreign cultures, warm waters and enthralling books.

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Lorenz Lehmann

Member of the Foundation Board

Kathrin Scherer

Member of the Foundation Board

Career path
Kathrin Scherer is an experienced expert in the field of international economic cooperation. She worked for Switzerland Global Enterprise as a partner manager for ten years. Since 2019, Kathrin Scherer has been supporting the Lucerne economy as Head of Business Development at Lucerne Economic Development Agency, and has been a member of the myclimate Foundation Board since 2021.

Pascal Wieser

Co-CEO

Specialisation
Strategy development and repositioning: Pascal is skilled in developing and implementing effective strategies to reposition organisations for success. Change management: He is proficient in leading and managing organisational changes to achieve desired outcomes. Leadership in structural change: Pascal is experienced in providing leadership during structural changes and ensuring successful outcomes. Organizational development: He has expertise in balancing centralisation and decentralisation to optimise organisational development. Service management and digitalisation: Pascal is an expert in managing services and implementing digitalisation to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction. Marketing and M&A: He is proficient in marketing and M&A activities to enhance business growth. People management and coaching: Pascal is experienced in managing people effectively and providing coaching to ensure personal and organizational success.

Career path
With over 30 years of C-level experience in tourism, Pascal has a proven track record of success. His career began at the Kuoni Group, where he held several leadership positions – including Head of Corporate Development and Managing Director of Privat Safaris AG – before becoming the Head of Marketing and Subsidiaries for Kuoni Switzerland. After a decade at Kuoni, he joined the Reisebaumeister Group, later known as Travelhouse, where he served as the Head of Skytours AG and later oversaw all overseas brands. He then moved to Touring Club Switzerland, where he served as the Head of SGF Tourism and Leisure, responsible for travel agencies, campsites and hotels. His final 11 years in the industry were spent at Twerenbold Reisen Group, where he held various leadership positions, including Managing Director of Excellence River Cruises and Vögele Reisen. Pascal has been self-employed as a consultant and coach since 2022, with a focus on education and training from 2023 as the head of the Hospitality, Tourism and Events course at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences.

Motivation for climate protection
Pascal has been passionate about environmental issues and sustainability since the 1970s, inspired by organizations such as the Club of Rome. He has been an advocate for sustainability in his various professional roles and aims to take responsibility for the sake of future generations.

In private
Pascal has a wide range of interests, including outdoor sports, music (ranging from jazz to classical) and cultural activities. He enjoys spending time with family, friends and his partner.

Florian Goppel

Co-CEO
Lawyer and MBA International General Management

Responsibility
Leadership
Conception

Specialisation
Florian is an experienced negotiator, manager and leader in international contexts. He previously held several senior management and leadership positions in the technology and telecommunications industries in Switzerland, France and Belgium. He also serves as an expert for the European Commission in the Horizon Europe programme.

Career path
Florian brings experience from executive management positions and boards of directors in the USA, Belgium, France and Switzerland. He has been a member of the Executive Board of the myclimate foundation since 2021 and heads the carbon offset projects division.

Motivation for climate protection
His path to climate protection led him to J.S. Foer's excellent book "We are the Weather". Since reading it, he has set almost all his private parameters to climate protection, up to his beloved BBQ, which he really hates to do without. And: the biggest danger for the climate is the belief that someone else will solve the problem for us.

In private
Florian loves countries, people, running, reading and aliterations.

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Shima Asghari

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Joana Seidler

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Luca Ravasio

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Christof Fuchs

Managing Director myclimate Austria

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Maria Zietemann

Team Leader Corporate Partnerships

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Valentin Hirsch

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Bianca Künzel

Associate Corporate Partnerships

Simone Wiedemeier

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Harald Rettich

Head of Global Corporate Partnerships

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Benno von der Dovenmühle

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Nico Scagliarini

Business Developer Education

Jan Philipp Trusheim

Senior Manager Corporate Partnerships

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Emanuela Consoli

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Silvia Winter

Team Leader Corporate Partnerships

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Lara Gaab

Associate Corporate Partnerships

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Giulietta Duyck

Business Developer Education
M.Sc. Geography

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Oktay Çetinkaya

Senior Manager Corporate Partnerships

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Laura Pfeifer

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Ottavio Scatà

Team Leader Corporate Partnerships

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Theresa Jenner

Associate Corporate Partnerships

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Christian Lehmann

Senior Manager Corporate Partnerships

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Christina Roitinger

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Lisa Bliemel

Associate Corporate Partnerships

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David Saxer

Associate Corporate Partnerships

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Dr. Lirije Nitaj-von Petersdorff

Senior Business Developer Fundraising

Ariane Weinbeck

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Michael Hipp

Team Leader Corporate Partnerships

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Andrea Liske

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Susanne Strömvall

Corporate Partnerships Managerin

Hotellerie
Cause We Care
Verkauf/Beratung

Maya Zakeri

Associate Corporate Partnerships

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Florin Schälchli

Corporate Partnerships Manager

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Carmen Stecher

Sustainability Consultant

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Julie Peyronne

Associate Sustainability Consulting

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Jasmin Heinz

Environmental Consultant

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Anne-Sophie Scheidegger

Team Leader Sustainability Consulting

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Karl Hsu

Sustainability Consultant

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Lukas Birgfellner

Environmental Consultant

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Mélanie Flury

Sustainability Consultant

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Dimitrios Stamatelatos

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Dr. Bettina Kahlert

Co-Head of Consulting & Solutions

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Pia Schott

Associate Environmental Consulting

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Noël Heinz

Sustainability Consultant

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Andreas Schneider

Senior Sustainability Consultant

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Marion Deslot

Environmental Consultant

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Dr. Susanne Köhler

Co-Head of Consulting & Solutions

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Michèle Egger

Sustainability Consultant

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Lorène Schibler

Team Leader Environmental Consulting

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Luis Rott

Environmental Consultant

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Nora Minas

Sustainability Consultant

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Nikita Krähenbühl

Sustainability Consultant

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Nils Spycher

Sustainability Consultant

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Irina Brehm

Team Leader Environmental Consulting

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Reto Kuhn

Team Leader Sustainability Consulting

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Martin Lehmann

Senior Expert Sustainability Consulting

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Alina Schmidt

Environmental Consultant

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Melanie Weiss

Environmental Consultant
M.Sc. Environmental Protection Technology

Corporate Carbon Footprint
Smart 3
Product Carbon Footprint

Specialisation
Melanie works on both product carbon footprints and corporate carbon footprints. She also has expertise in our smart 3 software.

Career path
After a medical apprenticeship, Melanie studied environmental engineering at the University of Stuttgart and worked in the energy and construction industries. Most recently, she worked in industrial monitoring.

Motivation for climate protection
People are the cause of climate change, so they should also be the solution. This solution is our future, shapable through climate protection.

In private
Melanie prefers to spend her time in the fresh air. This can be gardening, but also hiking, yoga or reading.

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Eva Keller

Senior Sustainability Consultant

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Asim Mahmud

Associate Environmental Consulting

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Mischa Kaspar

Team Leader Vocational Training

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Lou Pfister

Project Associate Education

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Jil Sayffaerth

Project Manager Education

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Helena Niedenhoff

Project Manager Education

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Gioanna Michel

Team Leader Schools

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Jessica Maudrich

Project Manager Education

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Inga Söllner

Project Manager Education

Anita von Däniken

Head of Education

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Melanie Graf

Project Manager Education

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Elena Zheglova

Project Manager Education

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Felix Schönenberger

Project Manager Education

Silvana Comino

Senior Expert Nature Based Solutions

Specialisation
MPS Rural Development & International Agriculture

Career path
Ten years of experience in the field in sustainable development in Latin America. Research associate in the climate field at Helvetas, consultant for many different development organisations (Intercooperation, GTZ, Norad, IDB, etc.).

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Franziska Heidenreich

Team Leader Bilateral Cooperation
MA Environmental Science

Business development
bilateral climate protection
Team leadership

Specialisation
Franziska has many years of experience in international development cooperation with a wide range of partners. She has a sound insight into and overview of international climate policy, various climate protection measures, technologies and financing options.

Career path
Franziska studied international relations at the TU Dresden before completing a master's degree in environmental science at Lund University in Sweden. After the postgraduate programme at the German Development Institute, Franziska worked for three years at KfW Development Bank in the Resource Conservation Team Asia and joined myclimate in 2009. At myclimate, she managed the carbon offset project area for 10 years and has been building up bilateral carbon offset since 2022.

Motivation for climate protection
Franziska loves our planet and wants to preserve it. It's our responsibility to protect the climate and our generation matters.

In private
Franziska loves to be out and about in the mountains, often on skis, bikes or on foot - usually with her family or even whole groups as a leader.

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Lea Geibel

Project Manager International Projects

International Projects
Data Analysis
Project collaboration

Specialisation
Lea specialises in Earth and climate system data analysis, climate change mechanisms and glacier response and their relevance to water supply in a changing climate.

Career path
Lea studied geophysics and meteorology at ETH Zurich and the University of Cologne, where she specialised in glaciology, and subsequently worked in glacier research at ETH Zurich.

Motivation for climate protection
"The earth in all its beauty is the basis of life for all humans - and we are destroying it. Counteracting this is the least we can do."

In private
Lea has a passion for long-distance hiking and mountains that is hard to bear. And when it rains, she sews her own hiking gear.

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Tobias Hoeck

Team Leader Customer Projects
M.Sc. Geography, University of Bern

Climate protection projects
Team leadership
CO2 market

Specialisation
Tobias has many years of experience in the development and certification of climate protection projects and has in-depth knowledge of international CO2 standards, the global CO2 market and a wide range of project types and technologies.

Career path
After studying geography and general ecology with a focus on sustainable development and resource use, Tobias worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern and completed an internship at WWF Switzerland before joining myclimate as a project manager in 2008. Since 2021, Tobias has led the team for client-specific carbon offset projects at myclimate.

Motivation for climate protection
Seeing how we contribute concretely to sustainable development with our climate protection projects, i.e. to improving living conditions, clean drinking water, better air quality, intact ecosystems, etc., motivates me anew every day.

In private
Tobias loves the mountains, cycling and cooking.

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Sandra Oteba

Project Associate International Projects

Project Support
International Sustainability Projects
Project Coordination and Collaboration

Specialisation
Sandra has a wide range of experience in climate resilient, regenerative, sustainable agriculture, and environmental conservation. She possesses knowledge in project support and management, data quality, technical/field operations, cross functional collaboration and involvement/execution of climate protection projects in Kenya.

Career path
Sandra has 6 years professional experience in the Agricultural and Environmental sustainability world before joining myclimate in 2023.

Motivation for climate protection
I am embracing change through these words: "I was once part of the problem; now, I strive to be a key part of the solution."

In private
Despite her passion for outdoor adventure, travel, and spontaneous chats with strangers, Sandra's heart remains with her picnic blanket, a delightful milkshake, and the enjoyment of a good read.

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Alessa Maus

Project Associate Nature Based Solutions

Dr. Roman Hüppi

Senior Project Manager Nature Based Solutions

Soil carbon
Agricultural emissions and sinks
Biochar

Specialisation
Roman understands certain relationships between the various greenhouse gases from natural soils and how these are linked to cultivation. He endeavours to promote the sink services of agriculture (CO₂ removals!) while at the same time reducing emissions and producing in an ecological friendly way.

Career path
Roman studied the interactions in the soil ecosystem at various research institutes and measured emissions himself before turning his attention to practical implementation in climate protection projects.

Motivation for climate protection
I try to live a more harmonious and relaxed life with a low carbon footprint. It's not only good for the global climate, but also for my personal inner world.

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Alina Motschmann

Project Manager Customer Projects

Climate Protection
Customer Projects
Project management

Specialisation
Alina has a profound scientific knowledge of the impacts of climate change, natural hazards and risk management, especially in the field of loss and damage. She has a particular focus on mountain regions.

Career path
After studying geography and gaining insight into international cooperation in climate policy, Alina did her PhD in geography at UZH, where she focused on glacier retreat and future water resources. Along the way, she worked and got involved in Patagonia Zurich.

Motivation for climate protection
"I find my balance in nature - watching how we exploit it every day for our own benefit is hard - so I try to do what I can to counteract that."

In private
Alina loves to be out and about in the mountains with her dog and her VW bus - hiking, cycling, ski touring or leisurely camping.

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Rex Romero

Senior Project Manager International Projects
M.Eng. Quantum Engineering & Systems Science (Nuclear Engineering & Management)

International Projects
Engineering-based Solutions
Carbon dioxide removal

Specialisation
Rex has extensive experience in the management of climate protection projects in Asia and Africa.

Career path
Rex obtained a chemical engineering degree from the University of the Philippines. During graduate school at the University of Tokyo, Rex was inspired by a myclimate presentation in a YES course with ETH. He started working in climate protection in 2007, and joined myclimate in 2021.

Motivation for climate protection
We are stewards of nature.

In private
Rex either goes hiking, trains martial arts, yodels or combines these three activities into one.

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Job Orina

Senior Expert International Projects

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Fabian Kohler

Senior Project Manager Bilateral Cooperation

International Cooperation
Project Management
Agroecology

Specialisation
For development and implementation of international climate protection projects, Fabian brings in experience from international cooperation on sustainable food systems, agroecological research, and funding partnerships.

Career path
After his studies in geography and environmental economics, Fabian worked for ten years in international cooperation with a focus on ecological agriculture and food systems in East Africa and Latin America, before joining myclimate in 2023.

Motivation for climate protection
«Climate protection and sustainability are not a matter of motivation but of necessity, common sense, and responsibility. Ultimately, we will only succeed if it’s tackled collaboratively and holistically – that’s where I want to make a difference.»

In private
If Fabian is not on the move on two wheels, in the Aare river or on the cross-country ski tracks, he is defending his Ticino vegetable garden from wild beasts or giving concerts to himself.

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Paul Leon

Senior Expert International Projects

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Dr. Enrica de Luca

Project Manager Bilateral Cooperation
PhD Environmental Sciences, Zürich University

Climate protection
Carbon market
Sustainable development

Specialisation
Enrica has many years of experience in the topic of environmental protection, ranging from biodiversity loss to technology implementation with an environmentally conscious approach. Her experience also covers international relations and management of environmental risks during the construction of complex infrastructure. She has focused closely on the topic of sustainable development and sees the carbon market as a mean to achieve it.

Career path
Enrica studied environmental sciences and conservation management during her bachelor's and master's degrees in Italy. Enrica came to Switzerland to complete her doctorate, studying how biodiversity loss affects ecosystem functioning. After her PhD she worked in industry where she facilitated the sustainable construction of a large cross-boundary energy infrastructure. At myclimate she supports the compliance team in the development of international climate protection projects.

Motivation for climate protection
Climate change is the greatest threat of our generation, and Enrica wants to be able to tell her children she did all she could to offer them a greener future.

In private
Enrica loves to be outdoor with her family and re-discover the world with the help of her two children. She loves food, both cooking it and eating it. Flowers always put a smile on her face.

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Ian Rothwell

Senior Expert Nature Based Solutions
M.Sc. Sustainable Development

Project management
Agriculture
Energy efficiency

Specialisation
Ian is responsible for the innovative development and successful implementation of Swiss climate protection projects and support programs in the fields of agriculture and energy efficiency.

Career path
Ian has a Master's degree in Sustainable Development, a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (ETH) and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, because climate protection can only be solved holistically.

Motivation for climate protection
The solutions for climate protection have been on the table for decades, and Ian would like to help ensure that they are finally implemented in a fruitful manner.

In private
Ian has founded a solidarity vegetable cooperative in the city of Zurich and runs it on a voluntary basis together with a dedicated group.

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Veronika Hofer

Project Manager Customer Projects

Elisa Mouthon

Project Associate Customer Projects

Pablo Kaloghlian

Project Manager Bilateral Cooperation

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Barbara Müller

Project Manager Domestic Projects
M.Sc. Life Science Technologies

Project Management
Climate protection projects
Support programmes

Specialisation
Barbara is knowledgeable in all aspects of Swiss climate protection projects and is particularly dedicated to funding programmes.

Career path
Barbara studied environmental technology at the FHNW and then worked for two years in an engineering firm in the field of wastewater treatment. She has been working for myclimate since the beginning of 2021.

Motivation for climate protection
The opportunity to work professionally for climate protection gives me hope for the future.

In private
In winter Barbara can be found ski touring and in summer mountain biking.

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Dr. Nsikan-George Emana

Senior Project Manager Bilateral Cooperation
PhD. Geosciences, Goethe University

Bilateral cooperations
ITMOs authourization and corresponding adjustments
SBTi, ICVCM, CORSIA

Specialisation
Nsikan-George Emana has in-depth expertise in Article 6 market mechanisms particularly with support for country readiness, implementation of UNFCCC requirements for both (A6.2 and A6.4) markets and the convergence of the voluntary carbon market requirements with the new compliance market. Her focus is on both DACH region and international bilateral activities. Nsikan-George is well-adept with strategic consulting and transboundary climate cooperation.

Career path
Nsikan-George Emana has a higher diploma in Applied Laboratory Science and a post-graduate diploma in Environmental Management. Under the Ford Foundation Fellowship, Dr. Nsikan-George pursued a Master degree in Climate Science at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.  Nsikan-George is a fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation under which she completed a fellowship year at the Senckenberg Climate and Biodiversity Research Centre in Frankfurt.  Nsikan-George completed her doctoral research at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.  Nsikan-George has also earned several certificates including transdisciplinarity (offered by the university of Lüneburg) and  a certificate in accountability and citizenship co-organized with PRIA India and University of Sussex, UK among others.

Motivation for climate protection
"I think we have to leave behind a legacy where climate protection is internalized as a responsibility not as a choice and where the vulnerable segments of society are protected from further impacts of climate change"

In private
In her free time, Nsikan-George can be found active in local community projects, riding bicycles, singing in Choirs and supporting elderly and vulnerable people.

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Antonia Hoeg

Project Associate International Projects

International climate protection projects
Gold standard
Project support (risk analysis, sourcing, etc.)

Specialisation
Antonia has extensive expertise in the field of sustainability and has already gained experience in various international projects.

Career path
Antonia completed her studies in geography and sustainable development at the Universities of Innsbruck and Bern. She conducted participatory research in collaboration with a local NGO on the impact of migration on women in a mountain region in Western Nepal. She then worked for the WWF on various international climate projects with a focus on social and environmental safeguards.

Motivation for climate protection
"The most fundamental law is to recognise that we share the planet with other beings, and that we have a duty to care for our common home." - Dr. Vananda Shiva

In private
Antonia is enthusiastic about various printing techniques, yoga and meditation. She loves to travel, including by hitchhiking, and feels most at home in the mountains – preferably with a tent and loved ones.

Fiona Stewart-Smith

Project Manager Domestic Projects

Susan Gille

Team Leader Nature Based Solutions
Diploma in Business Administration, University of Hamburg

Climate protection projects
Customer consulting
Sourcing

Specialisation
Susan is responsible for developing partnerships and sourcing carbon protection projects worldwide. She advises clients on developing their own carbon offset projects, e.g. in their supply chain.

Career path
Prior to myclimate, she gained more than 10 years of professional experience with consulting companies, KfW and GIZ in Africa and Asia, here with a focus on climate adaptation in agriculture.

Motivation for climate protection
Politics is too hesitant, so we have to move forward!

In private
Susan is at home in the fields of her solidarity vegetable-growing group, with the choir and, with podcasts or good music in her ears, playing sports in nature.

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Moritz Bandhauer

Senior Project Manager Domestic Projects
M.Sc. Climate Sciences University of Bern / ETH

Heating system replacement
BAFU
Project management

Specialisation
Moritz specialises in the impact of climate change and measures to combat it. Work experience in the energy sector as well as in Swiss politics strengthen his knowledge in the field of climate protection.

Career path
Moritz completed a wind energy internship and a traineeship at the Swiss Energy Foundation. After three years as a climate scientist at MeteoSwiss, he joined myclimate in 2021.

Motivation for climate protection
I am fascinated by mankind's adaptability in the past. Now it is up to us to minimize global warming.

In private
Listening to and playing music is essential for him, food makes Moritz happy and the mountains often call him.

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Thomas Finsterwald

Team Leader International Projects

Specialisation
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Career path
Studied "Mechanical and Process Engineering " at the ETH in Zurich, major in process engineering and sustainable energy usage

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Silvia Schrötter

Project Manager Nature Based Solutions
M.Sc. tropical ecology Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Sustainable forestry projects
biodiversity conservation
International project management

Specialisation
With her communicative, empathetic, solution-oriented manner and her international experience, Silvi succeeds in bringing together different perspectives and interests in the field of sustainable forestry, agriculture, and nature conservation, and in developing viable, interdisciplinary solutions.

Career path
Silvi studied biology in Munich and tropical ecology in Norway. She conducted research on agroforestry practices of indigenous groups in India and climate-resilient agriculture in Ghana. In international development cooperation, she worked as a project manager and consultant with a focus on sustainable forestry in China and reforestation and nature conservation projects in Africa and Asia.

Motivation for climate protection
“And so I dare to dream of a world where people live in harmony with each other, with nature, and with all the wonderful animals with whom we share our planet.” - Jane Goodall

In private
Silvi loves being outdoors—whether skiing or hiking in the mountains, in the forest, or by the water. She enjoys adventurous travel, loves to cook, cares for her houseplants with devotion, and draws strength from spending time with family and friends.

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Simon Stegemann

Project Manager Domestic Projects

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Julia Roth

Senior Project Manager Customer Projects

Specialisation
Bachelor and Master of Arts HSG in International Relations and Governance, Diploma in Business Education HSG, CAS Sustainable Finance, University of Zurich

Career path
Analyst of advisory services at Point Carbon Norway; Internship at WWF Switzerland, Zurich

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Martin Jenk

Team Leader Domestic Projects
MAS Environment and Management, Dipl. El. Ing. FH

Climate protection projects
Domestic
Team leader

Specialisation
Martin has many years of experience in the development of carbon offset projects at home and abroad. Together with his team, he is continuously expanding the myclimate portfolio for domestic projects, doing so with a focus on projects and programmes for both the voluntary and the mandatory carbon market.

Career path
After his studies, Martin worked for several years in medical technology, most recently as a development engineer at the hearing aid company Phonak. In 2008, Martin joined myclimate, where he spent the first few years as a project manager for international projects in South America and completed a part-time MAS qualification in environment and management. Since 2013, Martin and his team have focused on expanding the domestic carbon offset projects at myclimate.

Motivation for climate protection
With our climate protection projects, we try to counteract the major problems of climate change, biodiversity loss, energy dependency and social inequality and to highlight solutions. That motivates me a lot.

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Tamar Loladze

Project Manager International Projects
M.Sc. Ecology and Conservation Biology

Ecology
International Cooperation
Waste Management

Specialisation
Tamar’s interest in climate protection began when she was studying ecology and the very same period she started to observe changes in her local environment that were attributed to climate change. Based on her personal experience and understanding the science basis of the environment around prompted her to learn more about the causes and effects of climate change.

Career path
Before joining myclimate in 2024 Tamar studied environmental sciences and conservation biology during her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Georgia. She has also attended numerous trainings throughout the world for her study purposes. At myclimate she supports the bilateral cooperation team and is a local myclimate expert and carbon consultant for Georgia.

Motivation for climate protection
I really do feel a deep bond to the natural world and am motivated to protect it for its intrinsic value. I am convinced that taking action to combat climate change is not only necessary but also a moral imperative.

In private
Tamar enjoys spending time in nature with her family and friends. She also adores animals and is enthusiastic for exploring new countries and exotic environments.

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Andrea Graber

Project Manager Customer Projects
M.Sc. in Geographies of Global Change: Resources, Markets and Development

Project development
Emissions reductions
Project management

Specialisation
Andrea has strong analytical skills and expertise in developing climate change projects within the corporate value chain.

Career path
Andrea holds a B.A. en Relations Internationales and an M.Sc. in Geographies of Global Change: Resources, Markets and Development. She has worked at the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka, in management consulting, and at WWF Switzerland.

Motivation for climate protection
Climate change is already having devastating consequences. We are now challenged to drastically change our consumption and production patterns and make them sustainable.

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Mélanie Siegrist

Senior Project Manager Nature Based Solutions
M.Sc. Environmental Sciences ETH

Swiss climate protetcion projects
Nature-based projects
Peatlands

Specialisation
Mélanie develops and manages several carbon offset projects in Switzerland. Her focus is on peatlands and other nature-based projects for the voluntary carbon market.

Career path
During her studies, Mélanie gained a range of work experience in the environmental field. She worked as an intern at the Federal Office for the Environment and as an assistant at the EAWAG and WSL research institutes.

Motivation for climate protection
It is important for Mélanie to protect the environment and the fascinating natural environment, and to contribute to climate protection.

In private
In her free time, Mélanie likes to be out and about in the mountains, enjoying the tranquil natural environment and the impressive views.

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Rosmary Millán de Kuhn

Senior Project Manager International Projects

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Anne-Franziska Sinner

Head of Carbon Markets

Moritz Makosch

Senior Project Manager Customer Projects

Climate protection
Development Finance
Project and portfolio management

Specialisation
Moritz has in-depth expertise in natural capital valuation and development finance. He also has many years of experience with various food and textile value chains, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Career path
Moritz holds a bachelor's and a master's degree from the LSE. Prior to joining myclimate, Moritz worked for a long time in Southeast Asia in international cooperation, where he was a consultant for sustainable private sector development and portfolio manager for green issues.

Motivation for climate protection
"I want to preserve the beauty of nature and work to protect ecosystems and biodiversity that I personally care about."

In private
Moritz prefers to spend his free time with his young family. Otherwise, Moritz spends a lot of time in the mountains and on Swiss waters pursuing his passion for fishing.

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Dr. Kristina Langarová

Project Manager Domestic Projects

Landcare
Sustainability

Specialisation
Kristina has specialised knowledge of landscape management and nature conservation. She enjoys applying her knowledge in various projects to contribute to sustainability on a daily basis.

Career path
Kristina studied landscape architecture at MENDELU Brno and completed her doctorate at the Institute of Landscape Architecture at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. She then developed renewable energy projects in the Czech Republic for the OSTWIND Group. During her parental leave, she co-founded a family guesthouse where she implemented ideas for sustainable tourism. At the same time, she developed research project concepts at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. Since April 2023, she has been working as a project manager for climate protection projects in Vienna.

Motivation for climate protection
I appreciate the value of nature and the environment. As a mother of four children, future life in a healthy environment is important to me.

In private
Kristina likes practising yoga and spending time in her garden.

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David Knecht

Project Manager Customer Projects
Master in International Economics

Program and Project Development
Gold Standard Carbon Cycle
Business Development and Data Management

Specialisation
David has many years of experience in program development and project cycle management, as well as indepth expertise in UN climate processes. He also has extensive experience in business and product development.

Career path
David earned his Master's degree in International Economics at the Graduate Institute Geneva. He then spent many years working for a Swiss NGO as a program manager, alongside part-time work at a start-up focusing on the intersection of digitalisation and research data management.

Motivation for climate protection
"Climate warming is a heavy burden, especially for those that can the least adapt to it – often in the Global South, where part of my family lives.”

In private
In his free time, David is often found outdoors with a backpack, trail shoes, a bike or skis nearby. And, most importantly, he enjoys good company and a well-deserved drink afterwards.

+41 44 500 43 50

Christina Jany

Project Manager Nature Based Solutions

Regional climate protection projects
International and national project management
Sustainable forest management

Specialisation
Christina brings expertise in international and national projects with a focus on sustainable forest management, as well as ten years of volunteer experience in development and conservation.

Career path
After her studies in biology and sustainability sciences, Christina was a project coordinator at the Federal Research Institute for International Forestry in Hamburg for four years. Before joining myclimate, she supported her parents in their own property management business.

Motivation for climate protection
“We came into this world as guests. With my work I want to help give something back to our natural environment and protect it”.

In private
Christina loves excursions and outdoor sports, as well as gliding over the Lüneburg Heath.

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Deborah Jeggli

Project Manager Marketing

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Ksenia Raspopina

Project Manager Corporate Communication

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Kai Landwehr

Head of Global Marketing / Speaker

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Lotta Heimbach

Project Manager Corporate Communication

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Birte Rinas

Senior Project Manager Corporate Communication

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Bertrand Sangouard

Senior Project Manager Digital Marketing

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Christina Ritter

Team Leader Brand, Communication and Growth Marketing

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Sven Focken-Kremer

Senior Manager Public Affairs & Strategic Communication

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Marc Berekoven

Senior Project Manager Digital Marketing

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Stephan Hayoz

Senior Expert Visual Communication

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Irina Ignat

Team Leader B2B-Marketing

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Theresa Volbert

Project Manager Marketing

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Elisabeth Senft

Project Manager Marketing

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Sebastian Eppler

Project Manager Visual Communication

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Romain Clapier

Senior Web Developer

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Ivo Drescher

Project Manager Digital Transformation & AI

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Maren Heltsche

Team Leader Web Development

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Stefan Frei

Senior Expert Organisational Development

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Florian Lindig

Senior Web Developer

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Johanna Lang

Senior Web Developer

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Urs Kleinert

Senior Expert Web Development

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Michael Frank

Project Manager ICT

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Manuela Zeller

Associate Finance and Accounting

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Valentina Lannocca

Associate Finance and Accounting

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Valeriia Shvyhar

Associate Finance and Accounting

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Heidi Kallio

Talent Acquisition Managerin

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Britta Hirschi

Associate Reception and Administration

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Florian Raess

Team Leader Administration and Quality Management

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Franziska Schönberg

Team Leader People & Culture

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Naomi Kunz

People & Culture Manager

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Martina Maissen

Team Leader Finance and Accounting

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Silvio Nüesch

Associate Internal Services

Jessica Zeiler

Associate Finance and Administration

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Dr. Anna Rheinlaender

Team Leader Finance and Organisation

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Simon Felix

IT Operations Manager

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Ljuba Shabaeva

People & Culture Manager

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Priscilla Krieger

Associate People & Culture

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Tanja Kerschbaumer

Finance and Administration Officer

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Miryam Escher

Head of Finance and Organisation
Dipl. Business Informatics Specialist

Executive Board
Human Resources
Finance

Specialisation
Miryam has many years of experience in HR and finance and accounting and has supported fast-growing companies in the past.

Career path
After completing a banking apprenticeship in 1985 and COBOL programming, Miryam went into project management of overall banking solutions and from 2000 onwards she worked for several years in the management of SMEs in the IT, finance and energy sectors. She joined myclimate in May 2018.

Motivation for climate protection
Because there is nothing more important and urgent to do NOW in the sense of an African proverb: “When in many small places many small people do many small things, the face of our earth will change”.

In private
Miryam toots through the woods with her Icelandic horses or she immerses herself in medical reading.

+41 44 500 43 50

Suely Azevedo

Associate Internal Services

Julian Baumann

Civilian Service Member

Leonel Lohri

Commercial Apprentice

+41 44 500 43 50

Sophia Wüsteney

Student Education

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Okan Efe

Civilian Service Member

Jacob Kellenberger

Commercial Apprentice

+41 44 500 43 50

Andreas König

Civilian Service Member

Marius Porteboeuf

Civilian Service Member

Sienna Specker

Commercial Apprentice

+41 44 500 43 50

Marius Eitzinger

Civilian Service Member