| RICHARD VIGNE, Chief Executive Officer richard@olpejetaconservancy.org The son of a tea planter, Richard was born in Kericho in western Kenya. He studied Zoology at Newcastle University and thereafter worked as the operations manager for a safari company in Uganda and western Zaire. In 1994, Richard returned to the UK to complete a Masters degree in “Management for Agricultural Development” prior to taking up his current position as CEO of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. |
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| BATIAN CRAIG, Wildlife & Security Manager wildlife@olpejetaconservancy.org Batian was born in Kenya and raised on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. He was educated at Pembroke house (Kenya) and then in South Africa. Batian joined the Ol Pejeta Conservancy as the Wildlife & Security Manager in May 2005. |
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| NATHAN GICHOHI, Ecological Monitoring Manager nathan@olpejetaconservancy.org Nathan graduated from Moi University with a BSc. degree in Wildlife Management in 1993. Thereafter he worked as a Research Assistant with the National Museums of Kenya, Ornithology Department, until August 1994 when he joined the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Nathan has worked for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in various capacities; Research Assistant, Research Coordinator, Assistant Warden, Acting Warden and currently Ecological Monitoring Manager. In June 2010, Nathan completed an MSc degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. |
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| BRIAN HAWORTH, Logistics Manager brianh@olpejetaconservancy.org Brian was born in Nakuru, Kenya and educated in Scotland. He is a trained mechanical engineer and has spent his life working in Kenya. Brian ran his own construction company for 20 years before going to work for Homegrown (K) Ltd. as Workshop Manager. He left Homegrown (K) Ltd. at the beginning of 2005 to work for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. |
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JOSEPH KARIUKI, Chief Financial Officer kariuki@olpejetaconservancy.org |
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| APOLLO KIARII, Human Resources Manager HResource@olpejetaconservancy.org Apollo holds a Higher National Diploma in Human Resources Management from the Kenya Polytechnic University and a total of 18 years experience in human resources practice. He started his career with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources Development then moved on to become the Labour Relations Officer for the Agricultural Employers Association. Prior to setting up the Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s Human Resources department in July 2006, Apollo worked for Redlands Roses Ltd. as the Human Resources Manager. |
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| PAUL LERINGATO, Community Programme Manager community@olpejetaconservancy.org Paul holds an MSc. in Tourism & Conservation from Kent University, UK and 15 years of work experience in community-based conservation and development. Prior to joining the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in October 2004, he worked with the Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust in northern Kenya which is affiliated with the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the Northern Rangelands Trust. |
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| MARTIN MULAMA, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Manager & Technical Advisor chimps@olpejetaconservancy.org Martin is a conservation biologist with a BSc, MSc and currently pursuing a PhD from Moi University. He previously worked for the Kenya Wildlife Service where, in his final six years, he was the Senior Scientist heading the National Rhino Programme. Martin has specialist training in different aspects of natural resource conservation and management. He joined the Ol Pejeta Conservancy as the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Manager and Technical Advisor in March 2006. |  |
| GILES PRETTEJOHN, Livestock Manager gilespj@olpejetaconservancy.org Giles was born in Nakuru, Kenya and brought up on a wildlife/cattle ranch. He attended the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK and has now been in the beef cattle business in Laikipia since 1981, specializing in the Boran breed. He is currently the Chairman of the Boran Cattle Breeder’s Society, a position he has held for the past 7 years. Giles is especially keen and dedicated to promoting Boran cattle and encouraging integration of cattle with wildlife. |
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| ELODIE SAMPERE, Head of Conservation Marketing elodie@lewa.org Elodie Sampéré has served as Ol Pejeta’s Head of Conservation Marketing since January 2010, but has been working with Ol Pejeta in a consultant capacity for over four years. Elodie earned a BA in Political Science and Philosophy and a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. Prior to joining the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Elodie served as the Director of Marketing for the African Wildlife Foundation for seven years. Elodie also works for the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the Northern Rangelands Trust, dividing her time between all three organisations. |
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| THOMAS WIMBER, Development Programme Manager tswimber@gmail.com Born and raised the first half of his life in the USA, Thomas has lived and worked the second half around the world employing a B.Sci. in Environmental Health and an M.A. in International Development in diverse multi-sectoral fields and management positions for NGOs, government, private sector and his own consulting. He brings a global perspective and social geographer’s approach to conservation and development in the interests of maximising the programmatic vision of Ol Pejeta. |
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