Our Team
We are a unique combination of sustainability + multi‑disciplinary
C‑suite experience
Christine Brunel-Ligneau
Agribusiness & Sustainable Growth Advisor
Global agribusiness and AgriTech Executive with 25+ years of experience driving innovation and growth across value chains, now serving as Fractional Chief Growth Officer for agrifood scale-ups, shaping business models, partnership and go-to-market strategies that accelerate sustainable, resilient food systems.
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Christine Brunel-Ligneau has over 30 years of experience in agribusiness and food value chains, leading international initiatives that create both impact and economic value through regenerative and sustainable solutions. She has held senior leadership roles at global, regional, and local levels across commercial, digital, and sustainability functions.
Today, Christine advises corporates as well as CleanTech and AgriTech scale-ups, helping them unlock value by turning impact and innovation into scalable, commercially viable business models. She works closely with leadership teams to de-risk innovation, sharpen value propositions, and structure solution portfolios that can scale in complex market environments.
With extensive experience in multi-stakeholder environments, including collaborations with corporates, startups, and ecosystem actors, Christine excels at building partnerships and orchestrating ecosystems that enable sustainable growth and system-level transformation.
She led the Global Sustainable Agriculture Strategy at Bayer CropScience, following the acquisition of Monsanto, shaping the company’s long-term sustainability ambition and implementation. She also led the Digital Commercial organization in EMEA for Climate Corporation, driving the adoption of digital solutions and advancing new business models at scale. Christine is recognized for her ability to translate strategy into execution, lead innovation in digital and sustainability, and drive large-scale cultural and organizational transformation.
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Growth Strategy & Impact Generation
Execution of Strategy into Operations
Impact Business Models Design & Execution
Leadership Activation & Team Performance
Innovation Design, Venture Development & Climate Tech
CleanTech, AgTech, Carbon Farming & Business Development
Ecosystem Building, Strategic Partnerships & Resilient Sourcing Systems
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Stéphane Bernard
Business Growth & Transformation, Circular Economy
Stéphane helps organisations unlock sustainable growth by combining commercial excellence with purpose-driven strategy. Drawing on leadership experience across global enterprises, scale-ups and entrepreneurial ventures, he partners with executives and founders to build businesses that are both commercially competitive and create lasting positive impact.
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With more than 25 years of international leadership experience, Stéphane has helped organisations—from ambitious scale-ups to global enterprises—grow, transform and expand across international markets. He has led businesses ranging from early-stage ventures to multi-billion-dollar organisations, consistently delivering profitable business growth while navigating complex business environments.
A true cross-functional executive, Stéphane has held leadership roles spanning commercial strategy, business development, operations, supply chain, partnerships and market expansion. As a member of executive leadership teams, he has worked closely with Founders, CEOs, boards and C-suite executives to shape strategy, influence key decisions and turn ambitious plans into measurable results.
Passionate about business as a force for good, Stéphane believes long-term success comes from creating value for both business and society. He now works with organisations to accelerate growth, strengthen competitiveness and embed sustainability as a driver of innovation, resilience and long-term performance. -
Business growth and transformation
Commercial strategy and revenue acceleration
Executive leadership and strategic advisory
Go-to-market strategy and international expansion
Cross-functional organisational leadership
Strategic partnerships and ecosystem development
Circular economy and sustainable business models
Purpose-driven business transformation
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Stéphane BERNARD
bernardstephane60@gmail.com
+44 7786 174153
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Valentijn Bonger
Senior Growth & Information Technology Advisor
Experienced IT executive based in Zurich, Switzerland with 40 years of experience in IT management and digital transformation, working closely with high performing teams and stakeholders at multinational and scale-up organizations. Passionate about people and sustainability, especially climate change and carbon removal, and developing win-win partnerships with the technology ecosystem.
Anne Cabotin
Sustainable Growth & Transformation Advisor
Global business executive and board member, with 25+ years of leadership in the fragrance and ingredients industry, now helping impact-driven ventures scale sustainable business models, international growth, and long-term value creation.
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Anne Cabotin is a strategy and transformation advisor with over 25 years of international leadership experience across the fragrance and ingredients industry, combining strong commercial expertise with early leadership in sustainability and ESG.
She previously led a €500M+ global business unit at Symrise, defining growth strategies, driving organisational transformation, and delivering strong commercial performance across international markets. Throughout her career, she held senior roles in global account management, sales leadership, and business unit management, consistently strengthening market positioning and building high-performing teams.
Anne also played a pioneering role in embedding sustainability into business strategy. As Vice President Sustainability Strategy, she developed one of the company’s first ESG roadmaps, integrating sustainability into product development, commercial strategy, and executive decision-making.
Today, Anne advises scale-ups and impact-driven organisations on strategy, governance, and sustainable growth. She supports leadership teams in shaping business models, navigating strategic transitions, and aligning sustainability with commercial performance.
She is also active as a board member and advisor in impact-driven ecosystems.
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Sustainable growth strategy & business model evolution
Strategy development & organisational transformation
ESG integration into commercial strategy
International expansion & market development
Governance alignment & leadership effectiveness
Stakeholder engagement & ecosystem partnerships
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Grégory Carrier
Senior Sustainability & Growth Advisor
International executive with 20+ years of P&L leadership and operating model transformation experience, bringing institutional-grade sustainability and commercial discipline to growth-stage ventures.
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Grégory Carrier is a former Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer with more than 20 years of international executive experience across Europe and Asia. He has led businesses with full P&L responsibility up to €250M and managed organisations of over 400 employees.
At Procter & Gamble and Moët Hennessy, he drove commercial transformation, redesigned go-to-market models, strengthened operating discipline, and delivered sustained growth in complex global environments.
He later led Sustainability for Moët Hennessy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, defining and executing a regional sustainability roadmap across a €1.6B scope. He built dedicated sustainability teams, implemented science-based decarbonisation plans, structured ESG governance and reporting processes, and embedded KPI-driven sustainability performance into executive decision-making.
At GreenEdge, Grégory supports sustainability-focused scale-ups and growth-stage ventures in translating environmental ambition into operational and commercial performance. He helps leadership teams align sustainability with growth strategy, structure governance and reporting frameworks appropriate to their stage, and embed measurable impact into their operating model — turning sustainability into a scalable competitive advantage.
Grégory holds a Master’s in CSR & Sustainable Development from École des Mines de Paris and a Master in Management (Grande École Program) from Audencia Business School. He is fluent in French and English and is based in Geneva.
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Sustainable growth strategy & business model evolution
Strategy development & organisational transformation
ESG integration into commercial strategy
International expansion & market development
Governance alignment & leadership effectiveness
Stakeholder engagement & ecosystem partnerships
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Alena Fargère, PhD
Energy Transition, Financing & Governance Advisor
Energy transition expert, investor and board director, helping climate-tech ventures scale decarbonisation solutions through credible strategy, financing and governance.
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Alena Fargère is an energy transition expert and governance advisor with over 13 years of experience across finance, industry and academia.
She works at the intersection of strategy, capital and governance, supporting climate-tech ventures, investors and leadership teams in shaping decarbonisation strategies that are both scalable and financeable. Her work focuses on helping organisations clarify where to play, how to scale, and how to align technology, market positioning and financing.
Alena brings deep expertise across clean molecules — including hydrogen and its derivatives, clean fuels, biogas and renewable gases — as well as carbon capture and industrial decarbonisation. She combines strong analytical depth with a practical understanding of what it takes to move from technology potential to investable and well-governed business models.
She serves as an independent board member in the climate and energy transition space, including at Lhyfe, a listed green hydrogen company, where she chairs the ESG Committee and sits on the Audit Committee, and at W Platform, a climate-tech start-up focused on carbon capture. Across these roles, she brings hands-on governance experience spanning strategy, ESG, audit, financing and scale-up readiness.
Previously, Alena was part of the founding team of SWEN Capital Partners’ renewable gas infrastructure strategy, contributing to the launch of Europe’s first infrastructure fund dedicated to renewable gases, raising €175m. She began her career at Air Liquide, gaining first-hand industrial experience in gases, hydrogen and large-scale decarbonisation.
At GreenEdge, Alena supports founders and leadership teams in strengthening financing narratives, structuring governance, and connecting technology choices with market dynamics and investor expectations — accelerating the path from climate ambition to industrial scale.
Alena holds a PhD in Economics of the Energy Transition from École Polytechnique and is a certified board director.
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Energy transition strategy & market positioning
Decarbonisation financing & infrastructure investment
Fundraising narratives & investor readiness
Governance structuring, ESG & board effectiveness
Clean molecules: hydrogen, clean fuels, renewable gases
Carbon capture & industrial decarbonisation
Regulatory and market dynamics in transition sectors
Strategic partnerships across investors, corporates and public actors
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Tim Gliffe
Founding partner
Global commercial leader and former Chief Commercial Officer with 20+ years of C-suite experience across technology and industrial sectors, now focused on helping sustainability and impact-driven ventures scale through disciplined commercial strategy and execution.
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Tim Gliffe is a senior commercial leader with over two decades of global C-suite experience across sales, marketing, service, and customer operations — combined with deep, hands-on sustainability expertise.
Formerly Chief Commercial Officer at a global industrial technology company, Tim led a €1bn P&L and an organisation of more than 1,500 customer-facing employees across sales, marketing, service, and CRM. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Hewlett-Packard, where he managed multi-billion-euro businesses and led major commercial and marketing transformations across Europe.
Today, Tim works as a senior consultant and fractional executive at the intersection of commercial strategy, execution excellence, and sustainability. He supports sustainability-focused scale-ups and purpose-led organisations in overcoming growth hurdles — from refining strategy and positioning to building scalable go-to-market engines, operating models, and execution cadence.
In recent years, Tim has advised impact-driven ventures on repositioning for growth, strengthening commercial focus, and building credibility with enterprise customers and investors. Alongside this, he supports larger organisations in embedding sustainability into strategy, ways of working, and decision-making — moving beyond ESG reporting toward tangible business and environmental impact.
Tim is also actively involved in sustainability leadership development, including collaboration with leading academic institutions and facilitation of Climate Fresk.
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
Based in Geneva, Switzerland
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Commercial strategy & execution at scale
Go-to-market approach and revenue acceleration
Commercial operating models & ways of working
Leadership alignment & execution cadence
CRM, customer success & commercial discipline
Sustainability strategy linked to business value
Scaling impact-driven and purpose-led ventures
Executive coaching for founders and leadership teams
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Carlos Härtel
Climate-Tech Strategy & Innovation Advisor
Former CTO of Climeworks and GE Europe technology leader, supporting climate-tech ventures in translating breakthrough technologies into scalable businesses and impactful market solutions.
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Carlos Härtel is a technology and innovation leader with decades of experience bridging deep technology, industrial scale-up, and strategic leadership across Europe’s energy and climate-tech ecosystem.
He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Climeworks, the Zurich-based climate-tech company pioneering direct air capture and carbon removal technologies. In this role, he helped scale one of the world’s most advanced carbon removal ventures, guiding technology development, engineering execution, and innovation strategy as the company expanded its industrial footprint.
Prior to Climeworks, Carlos held senior leadership roles at General Electric, including CTO & Chief Innovation Officer for GE Europe, Director of GE’s European Technology Center, and President & CEO of GE Germany & Austria. Across these roles, he led large-scale innovation organisations, advanced breakthrough technologies, and connected industrial research with global business strategy.
Today, Carlos works as an angel investor, non-executive board member, and independent advisor, supporting climate-tech startups, venture investors, and innovation-driven companies. His work focuses on helping technology-led ventures translate scientific and engineering breakthroughs into scalable business models, strong market positioning, and sustainable growth.
Alongside his industry work, Carlos is Honorary Professor of Strategy & Innovation at Munich University of Applied Sciences, where he teaches at both the Business School and the Department of Engineering and Management.Carlos holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the Technical University of Munich and previously conducted research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and ETH Zurich.
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Commercial strategy & execution at scale
Go-to-market approach and revenue acceleration
Commercial operating models & ways of working
Leadership alignment & execution cadence
CRM, customer success & commercial discipline
Sustainability strategy linked to business value
Scaling impact-driven and purpose-led ventures
Executive coaching for founders and leadership teams
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Jan Huckfeldt
Founding partner
Global C‑suite leader (ex‑CMO Lenovo, ex-climate‑tech CCO Climeworks) with end‑to‑end expertise from R&D and manufacturing to brand and sales, helping sustainability start‑ups scale across the US, Africa, and Europe.
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Jan Huckfeldt is a global commercial leader with a rare combination of corporate C‑suite experience and hands‑on climate‑tech scale‑up execution. Former CMO of Lenovo and former CCO at Climeworks, Jan has led teams across the US, China, and Europe, spanning R&D, manufacturing, brand building, and global sales. Today he supports sustainability start‑ups as a fractional C‑level executive, helping founders accelerate go‑to‑market, build commercial engines, and unlock enterprise partnerships. He also advises multiple climate‑tech ventures and serves as fractional CCO at AirMyne. Adjunct professor. PhD in Polymer Chemistry.
Languages: English, French, German, Italian
Based in Paris, France
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Go‑to‑market strategy & execution
Enterprise sales & partnerships
Brand, positioning & category creation
Pricing & commercial model design
Building early commercial teams
Coaching founders & first commercial hires
Climate‑tech commercialization (hardware + software)
Global market expansion (US, China, Europe)
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Clara Millard Dereudre
Growth Strategy, Partnerships & Governance Advisor
Global C-suite leader and board member with 25+ years across energy, industrial, and mobility sectors, now supporting impact-driven startups in scaling go-to-market, building strategic partnerships, and developing high-performing teams.
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Clara Millard Dereudre is a global C-suite leader, board member, and sustainability expert with a strong track record in driving growth and transformation across complex organisations.
She held senior leadership roles at The Dow Chemical Company across strategy, marketing, innovation, and corporate transformation. As Executive Director of the Smart City division at Services Industriels de Genève, she led a 450-employee organisation, driving digital transformation, energy transition, and large-scale industrial projects.
Clara is the author of Shifting the Marketing Mindset (Routledge, 2024), exploring how sustainability can be translated into scalable growth models. Her governance experience includes board roles at SBB CFF FFS and FONGIT, where she supports innovation ecosystems and startup development.
Today, Clara works with impact-driven startups and growth-stage ventures, helping founders sharpen go-to-market strategies, build strong partnerships, and scale teams. She supports leadership teams in turning sustainability into a driver of growth, resilience, and long-term competitive advantage.
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Governance & board-level guidance
Growth strategy & go-to-market acceleration
Strategic partnerships & ecosystem building
Scaling teams & organisational effectiveness
Founder sparring & leadership support
Stakeholder mapping & engagement
Sustainable business models & value creation
Innovation prioritisation & execution
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Christian Wienecke
Innovation & Sustainable Growth Advisor
Global executive with 20+ years of experience across agrifood systems, helping impact-driven ventures and corporations scale innovation, accelerate growth, and navigate complex transformation journeys.
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Christian Wienecke is a global business leader and transformation advisor with more than 20 years of international experience across agrifood systems, operating throughout Europe and the Americas.
During his decade at Cargill, Christian built a strong reputation as a high-impact intrapreneur, holding leadership roles across strategy, commercial, finance, supply chain, and transformation. This cross-functional background gave him a rare end-to-end understanding of how organisations scale and transform. He led large-scale transformation portfolios exceeding $1B USD, combining commercial growth with operational restructuring, and worked closely with senior executives and boards on strategic priorities.
Today, Christian works at the intersection of corporates, startups, investors, and innovation ecosystems to accelerate sustainable growth and commercial scale-up. He advises founders and leadership teams on strategy, go-to-market acceleration, operating model evolution, and scaling pathways, while helping bridge corporate, entrepreneurial, and investor perspectives.
His recent work includes supporting more than 200 entrepreneurs and contributing to ventures that have collectively raised over €15M in funding. He is also an active investor in early-stage ventures focused on circular agrifood systems, sustainable materials, and next-generation industrial applications.
At GreenEdge, Christian brings a unique combination of strategic vision, operational execution, and ecosystem thinking, helping organisations translate sustainability ambition into scalable business growth and measurable impact.
Christian is fluent in English, German, and Spanish and operates globally.
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Sustainable agrifood systems & circular value chains
Growth strategy & transformation execution
Operating model design & organisational scaling
Go-to-market acceleration & commercial excellence
Corporate innovation & ecosystem partnerships
Founder advisory & investor readiness
Sustainable materials & industrial innovation
Cross-functional leadership & transformation programs
Scaling impact-driven ventures across international markets
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Our Executive Network
GreenEdge gives scale‑ups access to a curated pool of senior commercial and marketing leaders with decades of experience in climate‑tech, industrials, hardware, software, and deep‑tech.
Representative profiles include senior leaders such as:
Former CMOs, CCOs, CFOs, and COOs from global technology, industrial, and climate‑tech companies
Executives with deep experience in scaling commercial, financial, operational, and marketing functions
Leaders with backgrounds in hardware, software, deep‑tech, and industrial climate solutions
Experts in enterprise sales, brand building, financial strategy, fundraising, supply chain, and operations
Global operators with experience across the US, China, and Europe
