Summary of Nominations

I am President of Foresta Foods, with more than 30 years of experience in agribusiness, finance, sustainable palm oil, and corporate governance.

I joined the RSPO Board of Governors in 2016, representing growers from the Rest of the World, including Latin America, Africa, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea. In July 2023, I was elected by the Board as RSPO Co-Chair and am currently serving my second tenure in this leadership role.

I have also served as Co-Chair of the RSPO Latin America Consultative Group (GCAL) since 2016 and became a member of the Assurance Services International (ASI) Global Impartiality Committee in April 2026.

During my tenure, I have worked to ensure that the perspectives and realities of Rest of the World growers are reflected in RSPO’s strategic and governance discussions. I have also built strong relationships with growers from Malaysia and Indonesia, promoting dialogue and collaboration across the principal palm oil-producing regions.

I have consistently advocated for credible, practical certification, stronger assurance systems, greater smallholder inclusion, and solutions that balance environmental and social ambitions with the operational and economic realities producers face.

As RSPO Co-Chair, I have helped guide the organisation through an important period of institutional transformation, including stronger Board oversight, the evolution of its governance structure, and the establishment of the Executive Committee. I have supported clearer accountability between the Board and the Secretariat, more effective decision-making, and the transition towards a more transparent and data-driven assurance system capable of demonstrating measurable impact.

I hold a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Zamorano University and a Master’s in Business Administration from INCAE Business School, complemented by executive studies at Kellogg School of Management and Harvard Business School.

I am seeking re-election to provide continuity during RSPO’s governance transformation, strengthen the voice of Rest of the World growers, deepen collaboration across producing regions, and help RSPO become a more effective, inclusive, and impact-driven organisation.

Foresta Foods is a vertically integrated company dedicated to producing and responsibly marketing high-quality, sustainably sourced tropical oils and fats derived from palm oil. We manage the entire value chain, from plantation through processing and export, ensuring full traceability, rigorous quality controls, and responsible production practices.

As part of AgroAmerica, a third-generation, family-owned corporation, Foresta Foods combines extensive agricultural expertise with a long-standing commitment to sustainability. This commitment is reflected in the corporation’s engagement with RSPO and its standards, including being the first company in Central America and the fourth worldwide to achieve RSPO Identity Preserved (IP) certification. Foresta Foods continues to implement internationally recognised standards across its operations and value chain, with a strong focus on environmental stewardship, social responsibility, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Our products serve the food, consumer packaged goods, and personal care industries. We believe that profitability and sustainability go hand in hand, and we work to create long-term value by protecting ecosystems, supporting rural communities, and advancing responsible practices throughout the palm oil industry.

Sander has spent his entire career working within the interface of the private and NGO sector with the objective of improving the impact of land-use industry on social and forest management in emerging economies.

With a BSc in Ecology (SF State University) and an MSc Tropical Forestry (Wageningen), Sander has spent 8 years within WWF and TNC working on promoting FSC and forest conservation and 15 years within the oil palm industries always within the sector of voluntary market driven certification. Sander’s work has taken him from Panama, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and is now based in Singapore where he is the Group Director of Sustainability for SIPEF.

Sander’s vision is that market driven certification can act as catalyst to improving the social and environmental standards of land based industries in emerging economies.

As a Belgian agribusiness group listed on Euronext Brussels, SIPEF is a long-standing producer of sustainable and traceable palm oil, with plantation operations in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as banana operations in Côte d'Ivoire.

In 2025, SIPEF managed 85,814 hectares of production area, employed and contracted more than 24,000 people across five countries, and generated revenue of KUSD 570,432. Sustainability is embedded in SIPEF's business strategy and long-term value creation approach. We are committed to demonstrating that large-scale tropical agriculture can be both productive and responsible through the implementation of sustainable agricultural practices, the protection of natural ecosystems, respect for human rights, and meaningful engagement with workers, smallholders, and local communities.

SIPEF has been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2008 and remains firmly committed to advancing the sustainable transformation of the palm oil sector.  Over nearly two decades of RSPO membership, SIPEF has actively supported the organisation's mission and recognises the critical role of multi-stakeholder collaboration in driving continuous improvement across the palm oil value chain.

As a grower operating in diverse geographies and agricultural contexts, SIPEF contributes practical experience in implementing certification standards, addressing environmental and social challenges, promoting landscape-level conservation, and ensuring responsible and transparent supply chains.

Mr. Harry Brock
Director / Member of the Strategic Planning Committee / Chief Executive Officer

Education:
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) (with Distinction), Bath University, UK
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences at Birmingham University, UK

Experience:
From 1998 to 2018 Harry was employed by New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, Papua New Guinea (wholly owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Plantations), holding various management positions. From 2011 – 2018, Harry was General Manager of New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, West New Britain Operations, and in 2018, joined Sime Darby Plantations Malaysia, as Regional Chief Executive Officer for the Central West Region.

Harry joined Univanich in September 2019 as General Manager responsible for the management of all Univanich’s operations in Thailand. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2022.

Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited is a company listed on the stock exchange of Thailand (SET: UVAN) and one of Thailand’s leading palm oil producers.
The business employs over 2,000 people and generates annual revenue of approximately THB 17 billion. The company is a BOI promoted enterprise and a pioneer of Thailand’s sustainable palm oil industry, supporting thousands of smallholder farmers in research, supply of highly suitable planting material to enable the supply of fresh fruit for sale to Univanich factories in Thailand.

Mr Florent Robert is Group Head of Sustainability at SIAT Group, responsible for the Group’s sustainability, ESG and QHSE strategy across its agribusiness operations in Africa. With a background in agricultural and food processing engineering, Florent brings more than 20 years of experience in sustainability, environmental management, QHSE and stakeholder engagement, with a strong focus on agriculture, forestry and agri-food.

Florent has extensive experience in sustainable palm oil, including RSPO certification, HCV/HCS, community engagement and social and environmental risk management. He has actively contributed to several RSPO task forces and committees, including Shared Responsibility, the Assurance Standing Committee, the Principles & Criteria Revision, and National Interpretation processes. He brings extensive experience in multi-stakeholder engagement and in working with companies, communities, auditors and NGOs.

Working in Africa, Florent strongly believes in the potential of sustainable palm oil to contribute to the region’s development while supporting environmental protection, improved social conditions and the continuous pursuit of consensus among stakeholders.

Siat is a leading integrated agribusiness group operating in the oil palm in West and Central Africa, with plantations, processing facilities and downstream activities in Ghana and Nigeria. The Group is committed to responsible and sustainable agricultural production, with a strong focus on environmental protection, social development and long-term value creation for its stakeholders.

Following a recent change in shareholding, Saro Africa has become the new shareholder of Siat. Saro has reaffirmed its commitment to the long-term development of Siat and to strengthening its operations and sustainability performance across its African businesses.