The Community Communications Service is fortunate to be able to call on the experience, insights and advice of our expert advisers. The members of the Advisory Board share their knowledge of ESG, strategic risk, community engagement, geopolitical intelligence and wider industry know how to add wider wisdom to TCCS.
Nathalie Wlodarczyk
Over the past 20 years Nathalie has built a career in risk intelligence, strategic risk, geopolitics and solutions design. After a PhD on the use of magic in contemporary African conflict with the Kings College War Studies department, she worked at start-up political risk forecasting firm Exclusive Analysis, at global information services provider IHS, and then at IHS Markit, where she led the Risk Intelligence Solutions business. Nathalie has worked with senior leaders across private and public sector to transform intelligence functions and the integration of geopolitical intelligence in strategic decision making.
As a recognized subject matter expert in geopolitical risk and intelligence methodology Nathalie combines proven experience of connecting the two with strong commercial acumen. She brings to TCCS experience of working with communities in Africa to map influencers and agendas, of advising executive teams in global businesses to navigate external risks, and of building a business from bare bones to a commercially thriving provider.
Nathalie is particularly interested in the opportunities generated by the energy transition, which is encouraging organisations to elevate their analysis of external risk environments and re-think the role of geopolitical insight in future-proofing their business. Engaging critical stakeholders is a core part of managing this risk and she believes TCCS has a new and important service to offer operators around the globe as they consider how to improve their relationships with the communities in which they operate.
Andrew Nicholson
Andrew has over 20 years’ experience providing value-adding environmental, social and governance (ESG) services to the mining and metals industry. Originally educated as a biologist and natural resource manager, he cemented his passion for the environment and communities working at various private lodges in the greater Kruger National Park as well as the Okavango Delta.
In 2004, he founded an environmental consulting company in South Africa where he gained extensive experience in environmental impact assessments and associated consultation requirements, feasibility studies, permitting of mines, audits, implementation of monitoring networks, rehabilitation projects, as well as mine closures and costing thereof.
He has a broad based knowledge of environmental and social impacts of mining and has worked with a diverse array of specialists and other stakeholders, covering both surface and underground operations across a range of commodities.
Having represented both mines and mining affected communities, and with experience throughout the mine lifecycle, he approaches projects with an independent, balanced and holistic view and is considered an expert in stakeholder engagement.
He has the professional expertise, practical experience and personal integrity to ensure that material ESG requirements are appropriately considered and successfully integrated into projects.
Alexander Ramsay
Alexander has over two decades’ experience providing risk and crisis management advice to organisations across a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, mining and government throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
This included eight years in the UK military and eight years spent at the global risk and strategic consultancy firm Control Risks where he was a Director.
Alexander was the Chief Executive of Critical Care International – a medical services company specialising in doctor-led remote medical support and sustainable community healthcare development.