Bastien Sachet
Direktur Utama (CEO)

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Bastien menjadi Direktur Utama (CEO) pada Januari 2016, yang menandai sepuluh tahun perjalanannya di Earthworm Foundation. Ia mulai bekerja di Earthworm sebagai Manajer Keanggotaan (Member Manager) sebelum diangkat menjadi direktur pada tahun 2011. Latar belakang dan pengalamannya dalam bisnis dan pertanian selaras dengan pekerjaannya di Earthworm Foundation, yaitu di antara dunia bisnis dan lingkungan. Ia telah membantu mengkoordinasikan strategi kelapa sawit, memimpin tim di Prancis, Swiss, dan Afrika, serta meluncurkan program Rurality, yang berfokus pada pemberdayaan petani kecil. Pada tahun 2018, ia juga menginisiasi Living Soils, sebuah program yang bertujuan untuk mempercepat penerapan pertanian regeneratif dan meningkatkan kesehatan tanah.

Sebelum bergabung dengan Earthworm, Bastien pernah bekerja selama beberapa tahun di Brasil, Australia, Inggris, dan Argentina. Di sana, ia memimpin tim produk dan penjualan di sektor logistik dan agrobisnis untuk Hamburg-Sud dan Roullier Group.

Pada tahun 2000, Bastien meraih gelar sarjana di bidang Teknik Pertanian dari Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (Agro Paris Tech). Ia kemudian melanjutkan studi pascasarjana dalam Pemasaran dan Strategi di Paris IX Dauphine University.

Julien Troussier
Direktur Sumber Daya Manusia

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Julien bergabung dengan Earthworm Foundation pada tahun 2007 untuk memimpin bagian Keuangan dan Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM), setelah beberapa tahun bekerja sebagai auditor di Ernst & Young dan di Divisi Keuangan Perdagangan Komoditas BNP Paribas. Namun sejak awal, hal yang paling menarik perhatiannya adalah sisi kemanusiaan dari pekerjaan yang kami lakukan.

Selain tanggung jawab sehari-harinya sebagai Direktur SDM, Julien memiliki semangat dalam memfasilitasi kelompok serta menciptakan ruang untuk dialog dan refleksi, baik di dalam maupun di luar Earthworm. Ia juga gemar menulis tentang makna pekerjaan dan pendekatan unik yang diterapkan di Earthworm Foundation.

Julien meraih gelar Master di bidang Hubungan Internasional dari University of New South Wales, Australia, serta gelar Master di bidang Konsultasi dan Pelatihan untuk Perubahan dari University of Oxford. Ia juga merupakan pelatih bersertifikat.

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
Pendiri

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Scott mendirikan Earthworm Foundation (sebelumnya bernama Tropical Forest Trust) pada tahun 1999. Perjalanan dimulai dari dua dekade sebelumnya, saat ia berusia 15 tahun dan tinggal di pedesaan Australia. Ketika itu, Scott mendengar wawancara radio dengan Richard St. Barbe Baker, ahli kehutanan dan aktivis lingkungan. Sejak itu, ia terinspirasi dan ingin menjadi ahli kehutanan.

Selama hampir dua dekade menjabat sebagai Direktur Utama Earthworm Foundation, Scott telah mewujudkan banyak hal yang sebelumnya terlihat mustahil. Ia berhasil mendorong para pemimpin beberapa perusahaan perkebunan dan agribisnis terbesar di dunia membuat komitmen bersejarah terhadap upaya nol deforestasi dan eksploitasi, yang kemudian memicu perubahan signifikan dalam rantai pasok global mereka. Kini, Scott membawa pengalaman tersebut sebagai Chief Inspiration Officer di perusahaan konsultan yang ia dirikan.

Scott memiliki gelar Sarjana Sains di bidang Kehutanan dari The Australian National University dan Magister Sains di bidang Kehutanan dari The University of Oxford, di mana ia menerima penghargaan Oxford Forestry Institute Jubilee Prize for Excellence.

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