ABOUT THE UK NETWORK TEAM
Meet Our Team
The people helping UK businesses turn sustainability into action.
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network UK
Steve is the Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network UK; a position he has held since 2007. The Global Compact is the UN’s corporate sustainability initiative. It calls upon participants to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. The UK Network coordinates UN Global Compact activity for 900 UK-based member organisations. The Network facilitates learning, knowledge exchange, and networking, while promoting the UN Global Compact and advocating for business engagement in sustainable development.
Previously, Steve was a Programme Director at the International Business Leaders Forum where he contributed to projects across a wide range of themes including: business & human rights, water stewardship, fighting malaria, inclusive business, social enterprise, and climate change. He was also the Managing Director of a successful retail sporting goods venture.
Steve attended the University of British Columbia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce. He also completed Imperial College’s MSc in Environmental Technology programme, completing the Business and the Environment specialisation with distinction.
Steve Kenzie
Executive Director
Steve leads the UN Global Compact Network UK, working with business, partners, and policymakers to accelerate progress towards a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive economy.
Chief of Staff
Providing strategic, operational, and people support across the Network.
Sheri Boutilier
Chief of Staff
Marcella Mizzi
Executive Assistant
Michelle Chan Betts
Head of Human Resources
Yue Shao
Marketing and Data Insights Manager
Cole Hine
Project Manager
Operations
Participant Engagement Team
Supporting and engaging our members and participants to maximise their impact.
Candy Telani Anton
Director of Participant Engagement
Andrius Juknys
Growth Manager
Phoebe Menezes-Jones
Senior Participant Engagement Manager
Poppy Paulus-Nicolas
Project Manager
Lucy Morris
Project Manager
Simran Stevens
Outreach Manager
Mark Gregory
Outreach Manager
Dhara Thompson
Co-ordinator
Impact Team
Leading our programmes, partnerships, and thought leadership on key sustainability priorities.
Brenda Staines
Director of Impact
Vincenzo Zappino
Impact Manager
Vincenzo Zappino is an economist with over 29 years of international experience in programme management, impact measurement, and sustainable development. He has designed, managed, and evaluated more than 100 development programmes across 40+ countries, working with the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the European Commission, UN family agencies, including UNESCO and UNDP.
As Programme Coordinator of URBELAC, the joint IDB–European Commission urban cooperation network connecting 47 cities across Europe and Latin America, he led the full operational architecture of the programme over five cycles, including portfolio management, MEL framework design, and reporting to institutional boards. As Project Director at Target Euro Srl, he has consistently combined direct line management of project managers and team leaders with the design of results-based monitoring systems tailored to complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
His work spans sustainable development policy, responsible business practices, social and environmental impact assessment, and SDG-linked investment frameworks across Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Bologna.
Alexandra Ranft
Climate Lead
Alexandra joined the UN Global Compact Network UK in March 2021 and now leads the climate workstream. Within her role, she manages the Network’s Climate Peer Learning Group, SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals, and Sustainability Essentials for Core Functions programme. Alexandra is also responsible for the Network’s climate advocacy activities and engagement at London Climate Action Week, the UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties, and the UN Global Compact’s Regional Peer Learning Platform on Climate.
Prior to the UK Network, she worked in environmental compliance in the pharmaceutical industry. She holds a BA in Environmental Policy from University of California, San Diego and an MSc in Global Environmental Change and Policy from Imperial College London.
Peter Munro
Accountability and Transparency Lead
Before joining the UN Global Compact to lead the Accountability and Transparency Programme, Peter previously worked for Transparency International UK, where he managed the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition. During this time, he led projects on several anti-corruption issue areas including illicit finance, economic crime, public procurement, standards in public life, and political finance. Prior to this, Peter was also the Deputy Head of a party whips' office in the House of Commons, and has further experience in Washington, D.C., working both in Congress and for the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition.
Erin Sharpe
Advocacy and Partnerships Manager
Katie Stuart
Project Manager
Akvile Jovaisaite
Project Manager
Iqra Amin
Project Manager
Jamal Mughal
Intern