Non-Executive Director
- Recruiter
- bp Launchpad
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 03 Mar 2021
- Closes
- 02 Apr 2021
- Ref
- 15IH0fPWSDwg
- Job role
- NED/Trustee
- Sector
- Energy/utilities
- Experience level
- Director
Finite Carbon is the leading developer and supplier of forest carbon offsets in North America with more than 3 million acres under carbon management.
Finite Carbon offers an entrepreneurial environment with the opportunity to learn with and from a team of forest and offset industry veterans and to participate in the success of the business. We have a wide range of clients including First Nations and Native American communities, environmental non-profits, families, forest investors, and forest products companies.
Finite Carbon are proud to work as an advocate on behalf of this diverse group of forest owners and stakeholders and are committed to integrity and fair dealing in all our business interactions. As such, we expect potential candidates to hold these same values in high regard.
We are a Launchpad portfolio company; Launchpad is bp's business-builder and scale-up factory. Its mission is to build five billion dollars of Enterprise Value which tackle the dual energy challenge by 2025. This is no mean feat, and therefore it is ever critical to build the culture and teams in a company looking to achieve this ambitious goal.
The role:
As an NED on the Finite Carbon board, you will be part of a diverse and dynamic team enabling the business of enabling forest landowners to access carbon markets in the sustainability and biodiversity protection space.
You'll do this by
To do that, we're going to need you to bring:
Finite Carbon offers an entrepreneurial environment with the opportunity to learn with and from a team of forest and offset industry veterans and to participate in the success of the business. We have a wide range of clients including First Nations and Native American communities, environmental non-profits, families, forest investors, and forest products companies.
Finite Carbon are proud to work as an advocate on behalf of this diverse group of forest owners and stakeholders and are committed to integrity and fair dealing in all our business interactions. As such, we expect potential candidates to hold these same values in high regard.
We are a Launchpad portfolio company; Launchpad is bp's business-builder and scale-up factory. Its mission is to build five billion dollars of Enterprise Value which tackle the dual energy challenge by 2025. This is no mean feat, and therefore it is ever critical to build the culture and teams in a company looking to achieve this ambitious goal.
The role:
As an NED on the Finite Carbon board, you will be part of a diverse and dynamic team enabling the business of enabling forest landowners to access carbon markets in the sustainability and biodiversity protection space.
You'll do this by
- Acting as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Board to assist in developing Finite Carbon products and market strategies
- Developing and managing relationships with potential partners and other stakeholders
- Ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and financial management
- Partnering with the Finite Carbon leadership team, to ensure Board resolutions are carried out.
To do that, we're going to need you to bring:
- Strong experience of taking new products to market.
- Experience of developing digital platform solutions to B2B customers
- GeoSpatial platform and forestry / carbon storage industry experience would be highly desirable
- Experience in fast-growth environments
- A sharp ear for listening, as well as exceptional communication skills and a proven ability to build consensus and engagement among top management.
- Preferably based in the US but open to UK candidates