• Company: Olam Group Limited

Quentin Meunier has a master degree on tropical ecosystems management and specialized in botany and agroforestry. He has expertise in environmental and social standards compliance (ESIA, HCV, HCS, FPIC), certification (RSPO, ISCC, ISO), OHS and technical partnerships with scientific institutions and NGOs.

Quentin has been working in Africa for more than 20 years and joined Olam Group Limited in 2015. Prior to this, he worked on topics related to sustainable use of natural resources and rural development in West and East Africa. In Gabon since 2010, he was particularly involved on social forestry and community forests. He wrote several books dedicated to the socio-economic and environmental values of African trees, the latest being the guidebook entitled “Les Arbres Utiles du Gabon” (Useful trees of Gabon).

Quentin has also been involved in several international boards and committees, including RSPO Board of Governors, IUCN taskforces, HCVRN management committee, as well as part of various initiatives on Congo Basin sustainable development.