Miles Geldard appointed CEO of anti-ivory lobby group, EPI Muthoni Waweru, Capital FM June 20, 2019 See link <https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2019/06/miles-geldard-appointed-ceo-of-anti-ivory-lobby-group-epi/> for photo. NAIROBI, KENYA: Miles Geldard has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), a leading anti-ivory trade campaign lobby group. Geldard, an economist, has been described as a committed conservationist. The economist who is based in Kenya, has decades of experience in finance having served as an adviser to the Central Bank of Botswana, global multi-asset investment manager in Europe and Asia with JPMorgan. He recently served as Head of Strategy at Jupiter Asset Management. The Chairperson of the EPI Foundation, former President of Botswana Ian Khama congratulated Geldard describing him as a passionate conservationist. “I am delighted by this appointment. Miles has a passion for Africa and conservation, as well as unparalleled expertise and contacts in the world of finance. He is ideally qualified to achieve the EPI’s most significant challenge: securing the finance for the implementation of NEAPs,” Khama said. In his acceptance remarks, Geldard pledged to rally efforts for the conservation of elephants in Africa. “I am enormously excited by the opportunity to play such an important and unique role in elephant conservation. The EPI brings together an extraordinary range of African countries, united in their desire to save their elephants. I will do my utmost to help them achieve that goal,” he said. In April this year, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta agreed to serve on the Board of the EPI Foundation alongside the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio. First Lady Kenyatta who is also the patron of the “Hands off Our Elephants” initiative, an anti-poaching campaign, has since 2015 supported EPI initiatives. Founded in 2014 with an initial membership of Botswana, Gabon, Ethiopia, Chad and Tanzania, EPI now has membership in 19 countries. Its membership has since grown to include Angola, Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Somalia and Malawi. The foundation is set to raise money to implement National Elephant Action Plans (NEAPs) in the 19 African countries. NEAPs are designed to ensure a sustainable future for Africa’s elephants and a better future for the communities who live alongside them. https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2019/06/miles-geldard-appointed-ceo-of-anti-ivory-lobby-group-epi/ ------------------------------------- This news service is provided by Save the Elephants. For further information on elephants please see Save the Elephants' web site at http://www.savetheelephants.org ------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any news story. In addition, we do not endorse any of the views expressed therein. We simply try to represent fairly what is in the media on elephants. If a reader finds inaccuracies in an article, we are happy to circulate corrections, if these can be verified. -------------- *Recipients: You can manage your own subscriptions, including unsubscribing, subscribing, and changing your email address, all by clicking on the appropriate listserv link below. Also, if you feel you are receiving too many emails, you can sign up for the 'Daily Digest' option. Note that archived news stories are linked to at the top of each page.* African Elephant News: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/african-elephant_elephantnews.org Asian Elephant News: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/asian-elephant_elephantnews.org All Scientific Papers: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/allpapers_elephantnews.org