Steering Committee

The Mandate is governed by the Steering Committee, which oversees the initiative’s strategic, administrative, and financial arrangements. The CEO Water Mandate Steering Committee is composed of:

  • Ten corporate representatives from diverse geographies who serve staggered two-year terms. Corporate representatives will be drawn from Action Platform participants only.
  • One representative of the UN Global Compact Office
  • Special Advisors representing different stakeholder interests and spheres

The Secretariat makes decisions based on a consensus model. When consensus cannot be reached, a simple majority vote decides matters.

Current Steering Committee Members

The current (2022-2023) Steering Committee is comprised of the following endorser representatives and Special Advisors:

* Indicates 2-year term

Participant Members:

Vance Merolla, Colgate-Palmolive

Madhu Rajesh, The Coca-Cola Company*

Marina Muniz Rossi, Braskem*

Sera Noviany, APP Sinar-Mas

Rachel Donahue, Lenovo

Jed Youngs, BHP*

Feroz Koor, Woolworth Holdings

John Farner, Netafim*

Scott Oram, GSK

Johanna Levy, Firmenich*

 

Special Advisors
Kelly Ann Naylo, UNICEF
Peter Repinski, Global Water Partnership
Mark Gough, The Natural Capital Coalition
Andrea Erickson, The Nature Conservancy
Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands
John Matthews, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation
Johan Gely, SDC

Ex-Officio
Lila Karbassi, UN Global Compact
Jason Morrison, Pacific Institute

Steering Committee Meeting Summaries