Our dedicated staff and board have deep experience in sustainable sourcing, supplier engagement, and the technical and cultural aspects of workplace safety management.

As an industry-led organization, we work through our members to drive common safety goals and systemic change.

Simone Sultana

Simone Sultana

Member of the BRAC General Body and Trustee of UK Charity
Nirapon Independent Board Member
About

Meet Simone Sultana

Simone Sultana is an economist and strategic advisor working with global organizations and multi-stakeholder initiatives involving business, labor, government and civil society. She has facilitated multi-stakeholder processes on national macroeconomic and development policy during the political transition in South Africa in the 1990s, has worked on strategy solutions in the sustainable development space for the last two decades and helps develop visual-based advocacy in areas ranging from global corruption to climate challenges and education.

Simone has served on the following Boards: As Director on Tshikululu Social Investments (Anglo American); as Chair of BRAC UK for a decade; as Director of the BRAC Global Board until 2021 and was on the Board of the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, a founding initiative addressing worker safety in the global apparel supply chain. She is currently Member of the BRAC General Body (BRAC is a leading global NGO in development) and Trustee of UK charity, the Hard Rain Project. Simone studied Economics at the University of East Anglia and Cambridge.

Heather Canon

Senior Director for Responsible Sourcing, Target Corporation
Nirapon Board Member

Daniel Fibiger

Head of Global Sustainability & President of Gap Foundation
Nirapon Board Member

Sridevi Kalavakolanu

Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance, Walmart
Nirapon Board Member

Sara Stefanski

Vice President, Global Responsible Sourcing, VF Corporation
Nirapon Board Member

Tapan Chowdhury

Managing Director, Square Pharmaceuticals LTD and Square Textiles Limited
Nirapon Independent Board Member

Simone Sultana

Member of the BRAC General Body and Trustee of UK Charity
Nirapon Independent Board Member

Kimi Walker

Associate Vice-President, Product Stewardship, Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
Nirapon Treasurer

Janel Mendoza

Senior Specialist, Global Sustainability Strategy, Gap Inc.
Secretary

Paul Rigby

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Safety Officer, Nirapon
Nirapon Team Member

Donna Sikyta

Director of Member Engagement and Operations, Nirapon
Nirapon Team Member