Elan Theeboom

Tutor: Saïd Business School, Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme at GetSmarter
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Location
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, ZA
Languages
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), UK
    Society for the Environment (SocEnv)
  • Full Member
    IAIAsa - International Association for Impact Assessment South Africa
  • Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat.), Environmental Science
    South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)

Experience

    • South Africa
    • E-Learning Providers
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Tutor: Saïd Business School, Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      - Part of the academic team delivering the University of Oxford Saïd Business School’s Leading Sustainable Corporations online executive education programme. - Participants come from a variety of sectors and organisations, ranging from SMEs to Fortune 500 firms to multilateral organisations. - Participants include Board members, C-suite executives, and other individuals in management or technical roles who have a desire to better influence the sustainability agenda internally.

    • Assessor: Saïd Business School, Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme
      • Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

    • South Africa
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • ESG Specialist
      • Nov 2020 - Present

      ESG lead for the investment firm, Arise B.V., which focuses on the financial sector in Sub Sahara Africa. Responsible for ESG value creation and risk management across the Arise investment portfolio (comprising two regional multinational banks and seven domestic financial institutions, with a collective footprint in over 30 countries). The Arise cornerstone shareholders are Rabobank, Norfund and FMO. ESG lead for the investment firm, Arise B.V., which focuses on the financial sector in Sub Sahara Africa. Responsible for ESG value creation and risk management across the Arise investment portfolio (comprising two regional multinational banks and seven domestic financial institutions, with a collective footprint in over 30 countries). The Arise cornerstone shareholders are Rabobank, Norfund and FMO.

    • Professional Services
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Senior Associate
      • Jul 2016 - Oct 2020

      - ESG Transaction Advisory Services - Africa Region (International Financial Institution requirements), working with colleagues in the Montreal and UK offices to deliver ESG transaction advisory services to international lenders, private equity firms, corporates and multilateral institutions such as the UN.- Corporate Sustainability Strategy Advisory Services, with a focus on JSE100 listed firms and international corporates with an African footprint. - ESG Transaction Advisory Services - Africa Region (International Financial Institution requirements), working with colleagues in the Montreal and UK offices to deliver ESG transaction advisory services to international lenders, private equity firms, corporates and multilateral institutions such as the UN.- Corporate Sustainability Strategy Advisory Services, with a focus on JSE100 listed firms and international corporates with an African footprint.

    • Canada
    • Professional Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate
      • Jul 2011 - Jun 2016

      Team Leader (South Africa): Corporate Sustainability and MasterplanningDevelopment and delivery of corporate sustainability strategic advices and initiatives for JSE100 corporates, large parastatals, NGOs and other clients. Additionally, provided ESG transaction advisory services for the Sub Sahara Africa market.

    • Principal Consultant
      • Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

      Tasked with building a carbon, climate change and corporate sustainabilty service line for WSP in the South African market.

    • Consultant
      • Feb 2006 - Dec 2008

      Geo-environmental consultant, with a focus on geo-environmental due diligence assessments, servicing the UK corporate and financial sector (based out of London).

    • Junior Consultant
      • Feb 2004 - Jan 2006

      Junior environmental consultant focusing on soil contamination and remediation studies. Included a secondment to the Scottish office (working across Northern Ireland and Scotland).

    • Civil Engineering
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Junior Environmental Engineer
      • Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

      Junior environmental consultant focusing on soil contamination and remediation studies. Junior environmental consultant focusing on soil contamination and remediation studies.

Education

  • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
    Programme in Economics and Public Finance, with Distinction
    2010 - 2010
  • RMIT University
    Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Environmental
    1998 - 2003
  • University for Peace (UPEACE) - UN Mandated
    Professional Development Diploma, Sustainable Development and Human Rights
    2018 - 2019

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