Meet our team
Our team is drawn from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds including consultancy, renewables and energy markets, finance, and NGOs.
In common they share a track-record of outstanding performance and achievement, and a desire to push forward the world’s understanding of the sustainability transition. They’re nice people too.
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Tom Rayner
FOUNDER AND CEO
Tom founded Sillion in 2020 to address the need for an advisory offering that could address both sustainability strategy, and its communication. He has over 15 years’ experience within communications, focused on impactful sectors including renewables, cleantech, and sustainability.
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Lucy Smaill
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS
Lucy, Head of Communications at Sillion, has over a decade of experience in communications, client services and sustainability-focused initiatives. Previously Client Partnerships Director at Given, her work earned CorpComms Award Grand Prix wins in 2022 and 2023.
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Nagadarsan Suresh
HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING
Naga has over 15 years of experience across consulting and in-house roles with multinationals in Europe, Africa and India. He previously led commercial sustainability projects for Guidehouse, serving energy sector, financial services and large corporate clients in Europe and the Middle East.
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Benjamin Freas
HEAD OF MODELLING
Benjamin Freas is the Head of Climate Transition Risk Modelling at Sillion, with over 15 years of experience in data, numbers, and sustainability. He joined from Guidehouse, where he led the monitoring and forecasting of energy transition markets for Guidehouse Insights.
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Frances Deft
COO
Frances is a sustainability and business transformation expert with over a decade of experience, including roles at Deloitte and the BBC. As COO, she leads the development of consulting services and drives improvements in the Sillion's technical and operational processes.
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Tom Hirst-Dunton
HEAD OF ENGINEERING
Tom has a background in biotech, medtech, and healthcare, where he developed processes for software, data, and robotic engineering. As Head of Engineering at Sillion, he will focus on creating solutions to support clients' climate transition planning and reporting.
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Rahel Demetri
HEAD OF PEOPLE AND OPERATIONS
Rahel is the Head of People and Operations at Sillion, with over 15 years of experience across large corporates, family offices, agencies, and start-ups. Previously specialising in large-scale B2B events, she now oversees Sillion’s internal operations, processes, and talent management.
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Mariana Spratley
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Mariana is an executive assistant with over 10 years of experience supporting leadership in international organisations across human rights, policy, and education. She now supports Sillion’s CEO in his day to day, focusing on internal planning and coordination.
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Heela Daudzai
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Heela is an award-winning brand and communications consultant with experience leading campaigns for global brands like Coca-Cola and Volkswagen. She was named "Strategic Planner of the Year" in the MENA region and has received recognition from Dubai Lynx and WARC Global.
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Joe Beviss
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Joe is a senior sustainability consultant with extensive experience helping corporates and financial institutions manage climate risk. He has worked with FTSE100 clients on carbon accounting, sustainability strategy, and scenario analysis.
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Pearl Ayem
SENIOR MODELLER
Pearl is a senior risk modeller at Sillion with a background in data engineering and experience building a global climate disclosure platform. She began her career in the Drone and Aviation industry, conducting environmental assessments.
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Isis Bliah
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Isis is a sustainability consultant specializing in ESG regulation and has led Sillion’s buy-side ESG research. Her experience includes roles with Nissan’s Sustainability Strategy team in Japan and a start-up focused on improving FMCG sustainability.
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Sarah Miscampbell
CONSULTANT
Sarah is a communications consultant with expertise in developing sustainability strategies across sectors. Before joining Sillion, she advised on sustainability leadership at Brunswick and conducted corporate reputation studies at Ipsos MORI.
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Marion Betsch
CONSULTANT
Marion is an sustainability consultant specialising in procurement and supply chain. She previously worked at BCG Inverto, advising Fortune 500 companies on supply chain decarbonization, strategic supplier engagement, and operational optimisation.
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Alexander Bridge
CONSULTANT
Alex is a sustainability consultant with a background in communications and financial PR. He has extensive experience creating, refining, and conveying narratives and ESG work for specialist investor audiences and international stakeholders.
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Rhianna Hurren-Myers
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
Rhianna is an associate communications consultant with experience in the built environment, supporting sales and community engagement for major London regeneration projects and leading media relations campaigns.
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Anna Dacam
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
Anna is an associate sustainability consultant at Sillion with experience in both corporate and grassroots sustainability. Previously, she worked with leading hotel companies on initiatives like creating the industry's first roadmap to net positive.
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Caroline Gränsbo
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
Caroline is an associate communications consultant at Sillion. She began her career coordinating communications for a major climate business network. Her skills span from communication coordination to climate policy analysis.
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Gerik Peterson
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Gerik Peterson is a highly experienced Software Engineer with over 15 years of expertise in full-stack web development. Having spent a significant portion of his career in consulting he is well versed in working in all kinds of environments.
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Todimu Sola-Idowu
PEOPLE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER
Todimu is the People and Operations Manager with over six years of experience in HR and operations in the tech industry. She is passionate about fostering high-performance, inclusive cultures and thriving work environments.
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Tabitha O’Neil
PEOPLE AND OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
Tabitha is the People and Operations Assistant at Sillion, managing core processes and supporting central functions. With a background in events and production, she’s passionate about process refinement and operational organisation.