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Susan Rossney

Chair

BFBI Chairperson Susan Rossney is Sustainability Advocacy Manager with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland where she leads on sustainability for Advocacy & Voice Department. Susan is a Sustainability Leader and Project Manager with 20+ years’ experience building networks and delivering projects. Susan is a also a taskforce member and former Chair of the Chartered Accountants Worldwide Sustainability Taskforce.

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Lisa Davidson

Secretary

Lisa is an accomplished finance professional combining extensive banking experience with novel academic research. She worked for a decade in the banking sector, specializing in Risk Management capital modelling, including establishment of robust governance frameworks, navigating the complex regulatory landscapes that govern dual jurisdictions, and ensuring compliance and optimization of risk management strategies. She has a passion for Sustainable Finance ultimately motivated her to pursue doctoral research focused on Sustainable Finance, Banking Regulation, and the dynamics of green financial flows.

Garrett Quinn

Garrett was appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Smurfit Westrock in July 2021 and took on Branding and Communications in 2026. He joined the Group in 2000 and has held a number of roles in operations across the Group in Argentina, France and Ireland before moving to the UK where he managed a number of corrugated box plants. In 2016, he took up the position of Head of Investor Relations, a position held to 2021. Garrett holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University College Dublin and has completed his postgraduate studies with the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership. He was appointed as Director to the Smurfit Westrock Foundation in 2022.

Edward Pollard

Edward is a world leading expert in business and biodiversity. He has over 30 year’s experience of biodiversity conservation globally, including 15 years in Southeast Asia working on forest conservation initiatives. In 13 years at The Biodiversity Consultancy, Edward supported many of the world’s largest companies to understand their impacts and dependencies on nature and develop strategies to mitigate them. His experience covers site-based work with extractives, agriculture, renewables and other sectors across six continents. Edward has more recently collaborated with companies developing nature strategies and aiming to align with emerging frameworks including the Science-based Targets Network, and Taskforce on Nature Related Disclosure. Edward helped set up, and is a Director of the UK Business & Biodiversity Forum. In his free time he volunteers with conservation initiatives around Cambridge, and is the Cambridgeshire country butterfly recorder.

Dr. Kirstie McAdoo

Kirstie McAdoo is the former Director of Education and Research at Airfield Estate where she was a member of the Senior Leadership team responsible for the establishment of a novel research strategy and program. Currently an Assistant Professor in the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sport Science, Kirstie has strong academic and working knowledge of agricultural systems and their role within climate change.

Ken Whitelaw

Ken Whitelaw works with IDA Ireland, the semi-state body promoting foreign direct investment into Ireland. As a Sustainability Manager, Ken works closely with multinational companies across all sectors to help support investments into decarbonisation, biodiversity, water stewardship, circular economy and pollution control. Ken also has significant Business Development experience, both in previous roles with IDA and during the decade he spent with Bank of Ireland.

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