directors
Solitaire Townsend
Chief Executive and Co-founder
Solitaire co-founded Futerra convinced that a new approach to marketing and PR was needed to engage businesses and consumers on sustainability. Since then, she’s led our team and her passion for professional green communications is a strong as ever.
She is recognised as a top specialist in this area and provides senior counsel to our corporate and government clients.
Solitaire holds a Masters degree in Sustainable Development and is a member of the United Nation’s Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce, a board member of Tomorrows Company, and was chosen as one of fifteen ‘London Leaders’ by former Mayor Ken Livingstone.
Ed Gillespie
Creative Director and Co-founder
Ed Gillespie has driven the creative direction of Futerra's work since our foundation. He guards against green-wash while putting some fun and passion into sometimes complex messages.
His interesting career history includes working for the Natural History Film Unit, as a marine biologist in Australia, New Caledonia and Orkney and on environmental issues for Transport for London.
Ed has Masters degrees in both Marine Conservation and Sustainable Development, is a Trustee of Anti-Apathy and writes regularly for the Guardian. Ed is recently back from sabbatical, having travelled around the world without flying. You can read about his journey at www.lowcarbontravel.com.
Lucy Shea
Strategy Director
Lucy oversees several teams in Futerra and drives our international work. An expert on internal and external communications for sustainable development, Lucy has a slightly guilty carbon footprint from regular international training on climate change communications.
Lucy is the author of Communicating Sustainability, a special UN Environment Programme report, and is a member of the UN’s Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce. She is the founder of the Swishing movement, see www.swishing.org and a co-founder of the RE:Fashion Awards, see www.refashionawards.org.