More than 20 years' experience in the lighting industry. Since end 2003, architect of global lighting strategy on energy and climate change; currently, Head Global Public & Gov't Affairs, resp. for strategy, outreach and stakeholder mgmt on energy & climate change, resource efficiency & sustainable dev. Member: The Climate Group; R20; Corp. Adv. Brd. World Green Building Council. Chairman European Alliance to Save Energy; Global City Leadership Adv. Brd. World Council on City Data; Founding Member, en.lighten, UNEP; President Global Off-Grid Lighting Assoc.; Recipient, UN Leader of Change Award (2011); Gigaton award, on behalf of Philips, Carbon War Room.