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London CRN people

Our Network has over 170 members, and is supported by 10 staff, and many associates and several approved consultants. As a registered charity, we are governed by a board of trustees elected by our members at the AGM.

Board of Trustees

 


Our staff team

Richard Featherstone - Regional Development Manager
Richard leads on the Furniture Reuse Network, manages our partnership development work and ensures many of our projects services and local authority agreements work in tandem. Working closely with London’s furniture re-use organisations, Richard helps develop our sector through his expertise in furniture and appliance reuse, WEEE systems, and general project development.

Mary Anne Finkelstein - Real Nappies for London Coordinator
Mary Anne delivers the Real Nappies for London scheme. 

Edouard Guidon - Projects Assistant
Edouard helps deliver London CRN’s core services to local authorities, London CRN members, projects involved with Procuring Social Enterprise and the Enhance programme.  His expertise includes policy, food waste, the social and environmental sectors, research and funding.

Hannah Kowszun Communications and Membership Coordinator
Hannah coordinates all London CRN’s communications, marketing and promotional activities and services. She delivers all core and stakeholder events and manages collaborative and corporate partnerships and external awareness raising activities.

Adam Paul – Procuring Social Enterprise Programme Manager 
Adam manages London CRN’s work with London’s local authorities through the Procuring Social Enterprise programme, specialising in contract delivery and local authority partnership development. Adam has experience as a Development Officer at Cylch and worked as a case manager on the Enhance programme, an LDA-funded programme that London CRN delivered with London Remade.

Ged Petrie - Project Manager
Ged is London CRN’s most experienced business advisor and helped deliver the Enhance programme.  Ged’s expertise includes strategy, business planning, state aid, ISO14000 and a range of environmental technologies.

Alex Rainbow - Administrator
Alex supports the administration of all London CRN’s activities, events and services. His expertise includes composting, volunteer engagement and recycling, furniture and appliance reuse centres and projects.

Karl Scholfield - Project Manager
Karl helped deliver the Enhance Programme for London CRN. He provides specialist advice, technical management and business support to social enterprises and community sector organisations operating in the recycling, reuse, reprocessing and remanufacturing sectors. Karl was previously policy lead in various waste-related policy areas for both Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government, and has worked as a self-employed environment consultant specialising in 'producer responsibility'.

Matthew Thomson - Chief Executive
Matthew leads on London CRN’s development and policy work, and is responsible for  strategy, management and fundraising.

Ed Tombs (VJ) - Finance Administrator 
VJ manages London CRN’s finances and financial systems and back office financial support to our members and related projects.


Associates and approved consultants

London CRN works with a range of professional and community associates and approved consultants.  They support and advise the network, offering both general and specialist expert business and policy resource. If you are interested in becoming an associate or approved consultant please contact Carys Michael with your current CV and a supporting statement of expertise and experience.
 

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