Bastien Sachet
PDG

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Bastien est devenu le Directeur Général de la Fondation Earthworm en Janvier 2016, après 10 ans passés à la fondation. Il a commencé comme chef d’équipe avant de devenir directeur du développement en 2011 puis directeur général cinq ans plus tard. De formation agro et business, il mobilise les deux compétences pour animer le travail de la fondation avec les entreprises et la société civile entre autres partenaires, aux croisements des enjeux naturels, sociaux et commerciaux. Bastien a coordonné la stratégie palmier à huile d’Earthworm Foundation, en dirigeant les équipes de France, Suisse et d’Afrique et, en lançant le programme Rurality dont l’objectif est d’autonomiser les paysans. En plus d’avoir comme priorité la protection des forêts, il a lancé en 2018 le programme Sols Vivants centré sur la santé des sols et visant à accélérer les pratiques régénératrices dans l’agriculture.

Avant de rejoindre Earthworm Foundation en 2006, Bastien a travaillé plusieurs années au Brésil, en Australie, en Angleterre et en Argentine, où il a dirigé des équipes de produits et de vente en logistique et agroalimentaire pour des groupes internationaux.

En 2000, Bastien est diplômé en ingénierie agricole de l'Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (Agro Paris Tech). Il a ensuite obtenu un DEA en marketing et stratégie à l'Université Paris IX Dauphine.

Julien Troussier
Directeur, Ressources Humaines

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Rob McWilliam
Director, Technical Services

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A forester by background, Rob first worked with Earthworm Foundation back in 2001 when he helped forest workers manage plots in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, whilst on placement from his degree in his native Australia. His passion for forests then took him to Fiji and Laos PDR, including time as a Senior Technical Advisor at WWF. Today Rob leads Earthworm Foundation’s global teams on all technical aspects of forest conservation, including standards for High Conservation Value and High Carbon Stock forest protection. He was also instrumental in developing the Starling satellite venture in partnership with Airbus.  

Rob holds a Bachelor of Science with Forestry from the Australian National University, a Master’s of Science, Geographic Information Science and Cartography from the University of Salzburg, and a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. 

Marianne Martinet
Director, Programmes

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Marianne is an engineer in international agro-development, specialising in tropical social forestry. She started out at Earthworm Foundation in 2008. She spent seven years working in Central Africa (Congo and Cameroon) where she set up the Centre of Social Excellence, and led social work and rural development projects with logging companies, palm oil plantations and sugar cane producers.  
 
After working as our Cameroon Country Manager, she moved to Switzerland in 2015. She ran the Rurality programme for almost four years and led the relationship with cocoa members. As Director of Programmes, Marianne is focused on increasing impacts towards achieving the organisation’s vision in the countries where we work, by delivering high quality programmes and by forging links and increasing efficiency among them. 

Boris Saraber
Director, Operations

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Boris has worked for more than 20 years in the responsible commodity sector, having started his career managing operational plantations, natural forest and protected areas in Australia and across Asia. When he began working with Earthworm Foundation in 2008, he led the implementation of a community timber programme in Laos, and quickly went on to support responsible timber operations in China, Vietnam and Malaysia.  
 
Now based in Switzerland, Boris provides both practical and strategic support to teams and the organisation’s engagement with agro-commodity producers, brands and retailers globally. 

Jotica Sehgal
Director, Communications

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With a background in news broadcasting and video production, Jotica joined Earthworm Foundation as
Director of Communications in 2016. She heads up the global communications team across all disciplines
including brand, media relations, member and stakeholder relations and internal comms.
Before joining Earthworm Foundation, Jotica spent five years running her own video production company in
New Delhi, India. Prior to that she worked for six years at CNN – India Broadcasting Network, where in roles
ranging from Producer to Associate Features Editor she led teams of reporters and producers to create award-
winning work. Jotica holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University and a MBA from Business School
Lausanne.

Karine Claudel
Director Finance & Legal

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Karine joined Earthworm Foundation in 2025, bringing two decades of financial leadership across industries as diverse as energy, logistics, retail and natural cosmetics. She began her career in M&A consulting with Big Four firms (Ernst & Young in Paris and KPMG in Dublin) before moving into finance roles that spanned Europe and the Caribbean, eventually serving as CFO of a family-owned cosmetics company in France where she combined financial strategy with sustainability initiatives.

At Earthworm, Karine ensures that financial stewardship and long-term vision go hand in hand, supporting our mission to regenerate the world’s most critical ecosystems. Beyond finance, she is an active member of a local association promoting education and preservation of biodiversity. 

Her education includes a Master's in Management from EDHEC Business School and a Master’s in Accounting (DESCF).

Scott Poynton
Fondateur

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Scott a fondé Earthworm Foundation (anciennement Tropical Forest Trust) en 1999. Son chemin a été tracé 20 ans plus tôt, lorsque, à l'âge de 15 ans dans les régions rurales de l'Australie, Scott a entendu une interview radio avec le forestier et activiste environnemental Richard St Barbe Baker. Dès lors, Scott savait qu'il voulait devenir forestier.

En près de deux décennies, en tant que directeur général d’Earthworm Foundation, Scott a rendu possible l'impossible, encourageant les dirigeants de certaines des plus grandes entreprises de plantations et d'agro-industrie au monde à prendre des engagements historiques en termes de zéro déforestation et exploitation, déclenchant des changements significatifs et à long terme dans leurs chaînes d'approvisionnement mondiales. Aujourd'hui, Scott met cette expérience à profit en tant que ‘Chief Inspiration Officer ‘dans sa propre société de conseil.

Scott est titulaire d'une licence en foresterie de l'Université nationale d'Australie et d'un Master en foresterie de l'Université d'Oxford, où il a reçu le prix d'excellence du ‘Jubilee Institute for Oxford’.