Our Board
Our Global Board of Directors offers a diverse array of expertise in business, not-for-profit, and commercial sectors, all dedicated to Edge's vision of creating a world where 'unsustainable is unthinkable.’
The Board's key role is to ensure robust governance, steering the organisation's strategic direction while focusing on critical governance issues and business functions, including regulatory, financial, legal, audit, and risk management.
Explore them below.
Mark Rogers
Independent Chair
Mark joined New Forests in 2016, and was previously head of New Forests’ Australia, New Zealand and United States businesses where he oversaw the investments and operations in those regions. Mark has nearly 30 years’ experience in real asset sales and acquisitions, regulation, greenfields project development, and finance.
Mark has worked in government (the Department of Transport and Regional Services), private sector consulting (AECOM), the listed corporate environment (Origin Energy) and in the finance sector (Colonial First State Global Asset Management and New Forests). He has also had extensive experience as a Non-Executive Director on numerous other real asset companies in Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and Africa in the energy, transport, forestry, farming and sustainability sectors and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mark is currently the independent Chair of Edge Impact, a role he has had for almost 8 years. He is a passionate supporter of the sustainability sector and is proud of his association with Edge as it continues to lead the world in pushing for a sustainable approach to humans interacting with the planet.
Tom Davies
Founder, Non- Executive Director and Board Secretary
An entrepreneurial leader with 20 years plus ESG experience. Following education in the UK and a career in the British Army, Tom came to Australia, retrained at UNSW (Master of Environmental Management Program (MEM) and has since worked in leadership roles across primary resources, energy, finance, construction and philanthropy sectors. Tom is a NED on the Edge board, dedicated to leading practice governance.
Notable achievements include founding Edge, driving sustainability Nationally and internationally, leading the insurance industry’s Climate Change Action Strategy, establishing Mountain Ridge as a sustainable farm, restaurant, and winery on the NSW South Coast, and pioneering a new era of sustainable homes through development and building companies, Build 1000 and CarbonLite. Tom has served the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) as President of the NSW Division, Chair of the Climate Change Special Interest Section, Mentor, and the Merits and Awards Committee.
In 2014 Tom was awarded Mary Lou Morris Award by EIANZ for outstanding service. In 2016 Tom was nominated as a “Climate Champion” by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. Tom supports a diverse set of professional bodies including, EIANZ, Banksia Foundation, Green Building Council, Climate Reality Project, Farmers for Climate Action amongst others. Tom is a Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (FEIANZ), and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Michelle Senerman
Executive Director
Michelle is cofounder and Managing Director of the sustainability consultancy firm Edge Latam SpA (B-Corp) and Director of the Global Company Edge Impact Pty. She has over 15 years of professional experience in sustainability consultancy and research, as well as in business administration working in South America and Australia.
Michelle has experience working with Chilean public and private entities (ranging from multinational companies to SMEs), as well as international entities, including Chile’s Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment, Walmart, Unilever, Concha y Toro, Falabella, LATAM Airlines, SQM, UN Environment, among others. She holds a Bachelor´s degree in Business Administration in Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile) and a Masters in Sustainability from Sydney University (Australia).
Michelle's passion is working at the junction between company sustainability and consumer decision making. In addition to her impactful roles in the consultancy realm, Michelle notably serves as the Chairwoman of Fundación Desafío 10x - a business movement that inspires companies to share the value they generate in a fairer way to improve employee well-being.
Jonas Bengtsson
Executive Director
Jonas Bengtsson is a Co-founder and Executive Director at Edge Impact. He served as the Global CEO from 2016 to 2024, leading the establishment of Edge’s unique Science, Strategy, and Storytelling service offering. Under his leadership, Edge expanded from a Sydney-based team of 15 to a global team of 100, with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and the US. Jonas played a pivotal role in making Edge one of the early B Corp certified and verified Science-based Target organisations.
The company has received numerous awards, including Organisational Leadership in Infrastructure and Corporate Social Responsibility Supplier of the Year, and earned a Gold Rating for consulting firms in Australia for sustainability services. Jonas brings over 20 years of experience across various industries, including systems engineering, sustainability consulting, tech development, M&As, and business management. His technical passions and expertise lie in life cycle assessment, circular economy, and decarbonisation, making him a prominent figure in the sustainability field. He co-founded and led the BPI Rating tech platform and serves on several advisory groups, including as Vice-chair of EPD Australasia’s Technical Advisory Group.
Jonas is also an inaugural Green Star Champion and was a finalist for Green Leader of the Year. As a dedicated leader, Jonas has played significant roles on various boards. He is a past President of the Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS), where he served as a Non-Executive Director for over 10 years.
Mark Siebentritt
Executive Director
Mark is the Director of Commercial and Expansion at Edge, leading their work to grow Edge's service offering in the Asia Pacific region. He was a co-founder of Seed Consulting Services which merged with Edge in 2019 and is also a Director of agricultural and NRM data acquisition and analytics firm AirborneLogic. Mark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Honours and a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Adelaide. He have held various roles on non-profit Boards and Committees and I’m a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation’s Murray-Darling Basin Leadership Program.
Mark's interest in sustainability took off at a young age, influenced by reading David Suzuki’s various books, growing up on a small farm in the Adelaide Hills and spending time camping on the River Murray. His specialties are in climate change risk assessment and planning, liveable cities, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. Mark has experience from a broad range of sectors including state and local government, agriculture, health, energy and my favourite projects are the ones that bring together technical, planning and engagement work to address complex sustainability challenges like tackling climate change and creating cool cities. He enjoys being part of having the “hard discussions” that often need to occur to drive sustainability forward in both the corporate and community spheres.
In previous roles Mark has worked as the Operations Manager for a water trading firm and also held several roles at the Murray-Darling Basin Authority related to environmental water management and delivery. When he's not working he enjoy spending time with my wife and three children, which tends to involve running around at various weekend sporting events.
What we do
As experts in the full spectrum of sustainability topics, we are here to guide you through the complexity. Our team includes specialists from across the globe; from strategists to economists, engineers to creatives. Since 2008, we have been helping businesses, organisations, industries and societies make transformation happen.
Our areas of expertise are focussed around the following areas:
Leadership and Transformation
ESG and Strategy
Decarbonisation and Climate Resilience
Circular Economy and Lifecycle Thinking
Procurement and Supply Chain
Nature and Biodiversity
Brand, Communications and Creative