Management
African Parks Network (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Mr Peter Fearnhead | Chief Executive Officer
Peter Fearnhead was born and grew up in Zimbabwe, and graduated with a BSc in Agric Economics from the University of Natal and an MSc in Agric and Resource Economics from Oxford University. He was a management consultant with Deloitte, before joining South African National Parks, where he held a number of positions including Resource Economist, Advisor to the CEO, and Head of Commercial Development. Peter was also one of the Founders of African Parks. He was appointed as the CEO in February 2007.
Mr Craig Mcintosh | Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Craig was born in South Africa and returned in August 2009 to join African Parks after living and working in Brazil, the USA, Zambia and Australia for 30 years. Craig is a Chartered Accountant by training and has had extensive commercial experience in private sector industries – including tourism, investment banking, property development and funds management. Craig has either owned his own businesses or has held Finance Director and General Manager positions in other companies.
Dr Anthony Hall-Martin | Country Director: Anglophone Countries
Dr Anthony Hall-Martin is a highly respected ecologist in African conservation, specialising in the conservation of black rhinoceros and the African elephant. Anthony has authored numerous books on the subject and innumerable scientific journal articles. He held senior positions in South African National Parks including the Director of Conservation and Development and Director of Parks. He is also one of the founders of African Parks.
Mr Jean Marc Froment | Country Director: Francophone Countries
Jean Marc was born in 1957 in DRC. He graduated at the University of Liege (Belgium) where he got his MSc in biology and specialization in ecology and wildlife management. He devoted his life to wildlife conservation in Africa with a special interest in the big, remote and sparsely populated ecosystems. He began his career in 1981 working for FAO and then for EC on the management of the protected areas of North Central African Republic. He then moved as an independent expert for FZS in Garamba National Park (DRC) and thereafter to Agrer Consulting as a manager in protected areas and national parks in Dja in Cameroon and Odzala-Kokoua in Congo, mainly on EC financings. He was responsible for the extension of the Odzala-Kokoua National Park. He joined African Parks in 2005.
Ms Jane Edge | Director of Marketing and Philanthropy
Mrs Ayesha Jackaria | Chief Financial Controller
Ayesha was born in Mauritius where she completed her Cambridge A-levels. She then moved to South Africa in 2002 where she studied Business Science Finance Honours with a major in Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She then did a post graduate in Accounting in 2006 also at UCT. She moved to Johannesburg in 2007 where she worked at Deloitte and Touche until 2011. She completed her chartered accountancy at the end of 2009 and worked as a manager in the Special Services Group at Deloitte during 2010 and 2011. Ayesha joined African Parks Network towards the end of 2011.
African Parks Foundation (The Netherlands, Amsterdam)
Mrs Dani Bicker Caarten | Director Philanthropy
Dani holds a law degree received at Leiden University. Before joining the African Parks organisation Dani was the managing director of Net4kids Aid Foundation. In this capacity she visited Africa several times and grew to love the continent. She joined African Parks in April 2011. Dani is based in the Netherlands and responsible for marketing and fundraising.
