We are excited to announce the appointment of Dr Evelyne Meier to the Independent Chairperson’s position with the Standards Development Group (SDG). Dr Meier has extensive experience working in high-level policy related roles across government, the private sector and a number of multi-stakeholder initiatives. She is an experienced chairperson and director with a strong record of guiding policy processes in natural resource management and stakeholder engagement.
Dr Meier expressed her enthusiasm for the new role and the challenge ahead, “I’m very excited about this opportunity to be involved with the SDG and help guide the FSC standards development process here in Australia. This is a unique opportunity for everyone involved or interested in the future of forestry in Australia to come together and build an FSC Forestry Standard that contributes to the economic, social and environmental stability of Australia’s forests and forest communities.”
The selection process for the Independent Chair’s role saw a number of highly qualified applicants in contention but Evelyne’s independence, pragmatism and focus on a robust process that encourages a collaborative environment and evidence based policy-making gave FSC Australia and the Standards Development Group a lot of confidence in her ability to help the SDG work towards consensus positions on how FSC International’s Principles and Criteria for responsible forest management should be interpreted in the Australian context.
Bio – Dr Evelyne Meier
Evelyne Meier's career started in health in Switzerland. She then worked in Dubai. Shetransitioned to international banking after completing a Bachelor of Science inInternational Business and a Masters in Law and Diplomacy in the US. She hasworked for Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS) in NY, Paris and Basel mainly inthe area of LDC debt restructuring. After completing a PhD at UQ in Public Policy she worked for 10 years in the Queensland public sector at executive level.
Thereafter Evelyne started her own consultancy w4success specialising in complex problem solving, strategic planning, policy interpretation and government liaison. Evelyne is an experienced director and independent chair and a Graduate of the AICD Company Director Course.
Evelyne is highly regarded for her strong focus on project risk: risk identification, mitigation and avoidance. She achieves this by applying her strong analytical and complex problem solving skills, in-depth understanding of public policy development and implementation, governance, finance and community engagement. She has an outstanding capacity to grasp difficult issues, deconstruct them and create pathways to address issues and solve problem in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. She brings a strong practical background in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Her attention to details and excellent situational recall is also of value. As a Chair of a large 14 member regionalnot-for-profit board, she proved her skill in keeping discussions focused andprofessional.
For more information: au.linkedin.com/pub/evelyne-meier/1a/566/688