Chronos Sustainability Appoints Dr Jon Day as COO
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CHRONOS SUSTAINABILITY STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH APPOINTMENT OF DR JON DAY AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
London, 16 January 2020: Chronos Sustainability (“Chronos”), the specialist sustainability advisory firm is bolstering its senior leadership team with the appointment of Dr Jon Day as Chief Operating Officer.
Chronos provides strategic advice and support to investors, companies, governments and other stakeholders to deliver transformative, systemic change in the social and environmental performance of key industry sectors. Dr Day’s appointment reflects the sustained and continuing growth of Chronos’ business during the past two years.
Dr Day is an experienced business leader, administrator and project manager. He has almost 30 years’ experience in academic and commercial environments and has led and supported a range of high-profile programmes. Jon also has an international reputation for his research in behavioural science, nutrition and animal welfare.
In this newly-created role, Dr Day will be responsible for overseeing Chronos’ business operations to deliver consultancy and research services to its clients and partners efficiently and securely. His appointment follows the formalisation of roles of the firm’s co-founders Dr Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos who became CEO and managing director respectively in December 2019. It also follows the appointment of Amanda Williams as director of communications in September 2019.
Dr Rory Sullivan, CEO, Chronos Sustainability, said: “We’re extremely proud of the team we are building at Chronos. Jon’s appointment will enable us to deliver on our mission of delivering best-in-class, intelligent sustainability solutions to support our clients’ ambitions for driving genuine change in their sectors.”
Nicky Amos, managing director, Chronos Sustainability added: “Jon has been a much-valued consultant to Chronos since its inception and indeed a highly respected associate for far longer, having been involved in the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare and other programmes for a number of years prior. His depth of experience in both a commercial and academic context, combined with his strong leadership, systems and operations expertise will be pivotal as we continue to grow our business.”
Chronos works with more than 40 clients, including institutional investors, corporates, civil society organisations, intergovernmental organisations and industry bodies, and is working on sustainability-related projects and initiatives around the world. It is currently leading or supporting a series of major industry transformation projects including The Transition Pathway Initiative, The Global Coalition for Animal Welfare and The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare. The firm has also played a principal role in supporting the investment industry’s efforts on climate change adaptation and mitigation through its work with the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and other industry bodies, and acts as an adviser to leading global financial institutions on their responsible investment policies, processes and activities.
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About Chronos Sustainability
Chronos Sustainability was established in 2017 with the fundamental objective of delivering transformative, systemic change in the social and environmental performance of key industry sectors. Led by Nicky Amos and Dr Rory Sullivan, it blends industry and sector-leading expertise with high quality service and delivery standards to provide intelligent outcomes for its clients and partners.
Chronos works in partnership with institutional investors, industry networks, companies and civil society organisations to deliver programme design, performance measurement and reporting, and stakeholder analysis and engagement.
Chronos’ major change and impact initiatives include:
The Transition Pathway Initiative
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare
The Global Coalition for Animal Welfare
The World Animal Protection Seafood Index.
For further information
Amanda Williams, Director of Communications, Chronos Sustainability amanda@chronossustainabilty.com
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