Pierre Lorinet

Chairman

Pierre Lorinet is a non-executive Director of Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, Puma Energy Holdings Pte Ltd, COFCO International Ltd and Enterprise Singapore. He has been involved in the commodity sector for over two decades. Pierre is also involved in the philanthropic sector as Chairman of the Lorinet Foundation and the Support for the Arts Fund (stART Fund) as well as a non-executive director of Tri-sector Associates, the Pioneer Facility and Trafigura Foundation. Pierre’s personal philanthropic journey is centred on expanding the work of his family foundation. Lorinet Foundation’s mission is to support pioneering, impactful, and sustainable initiatives promoting education, employment, and access to clean water and energy for vulnerable communities in Mongolia and South East Asia. Pierre graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris in France and holds an MSc in Finance with distinction from Lancaster University in the UK. He lives in Singapore with his wife and 3 children.

Graham Sharp

Member

Graham was one of the founders of Trafigura in 1993, retiring from Trafigura's operational activities in 2007. He now dedicates most of his time to philanthropic endeavours. Graham graduated from St. Johns College (Oxford) with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Engineering, Economics and Management.

Andrew Vickerman

Vice Chairman

Andrew has been a member of the Trafigura supervisory board since 2010. He has been heavily involved with community work in developing countries throughout his career and held overall responsibility for various foundations and community trusts while with Rio Tinto, one of the world’s leading mining companies.

Sabine Simkhovitch-Dreyfus

Member

Sabine is attorney-at-law and brings 30 years of experience in corporate and contract law and arbitration with some of Geneva's most prominent law firms. Sabine studied law and political science in Bern, Geneva and Jerusalem.

Jamie Torrance

Member

Jamie is Global Head of Distillates & Biofuels at Trafigura. He joined the Board of the Puma Energy Foundation in 2022 to advise the Foundation on its philanthropic activities.

Dario Soto Abril

Executive Director

A native from Colombia, Dario has more than 25 years of experience leading international organisations focusing on social and economic inclusion, climate action, and public private partnerships.

Nina Saalismaa

Senior Programme Manager

Nina has 20 years of experience in climate change, nature-based solutions, development cooperation and programme management. Prior to joining the Trafigura Foundation, she worked for a non-profit consultancy focusing on communicating global climate and environmental issues. During her earlier positions with United Nations, international organisations and NGOs, Nina has coordinated diverse projects, including in human rights and child safeguarding. During her career Nina has been based in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Lesotho and Kosovo. Nina holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Helsinki, and a Certificate on Sustainable Environmental Management from the University of California.

Anne Nayral de Puybusque

Programme Manager

Anne has a 10-year experience in the development sector, with over four years based in the field in Nicaragua and South Sudan. After graduating from Sciences Po in Paris and the London School of Economics, she started to work in the humanitarian sector and then moved to social entrepreneurship. She has occupied several monitoring and evaluation, project management and fundraising positions across organisations ranging from microfinance institutions, local and international NGOs to multilateral organisations.

Ksenia Pons

Grant Administration Officer

Before joining the Trafigura Foundation, Ksenia worked for seven years in Trafigura in the HR Department. Prior to that she worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva and Procter & Gamble in Moscow. Ksenia strongly believes in humanitarian work and is eager to contribute her skills and experience to the objectives of the Foundation.

Laura Frühwald

Programme Manager

Laura has 10 years of experience in international development and cooperation. Prior to joining the Trafigura Foundation, she worked for an international peacebuilding organization in different roles in Geneva and in West Africa. Previous experiences include working with NGOs in public health and youth employment, and for the Austrian foreign service. Laura holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Vienna, including a semester at the Global Studies department of the University of Gothenburg. Her studies focused on international development, migration and peace and conflict studies.