Katerina Tsirimpa and Nik Slingsby Join Global Fairness Initiative Board

Katerina Tsirimpa and Nik Slingsby Join Global Fairness Initiative Board

Created: Friday, 23 September 2016 12:48

Katerina Tsirimpa and Nik Slingsby Join Global Fairness Initiative Board

The Global Fairness Initiative Welcomes New Leaders to the Board of Directors

Washington, DC- The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), a international NGO dedicated to creating sustainable, market driven solutions to improving livelihoods for the working poor is thrilled to announce the addition of two new board members to the GFI Board of Directors. Katerina Tsirimpa oversees strategic investments for National Grid and the expansion of energy projects in the EMEA region. Nik Singsby is a lawyer who provides pro bono legal services to survivors of domestic abuse through the Legal Action for Women Network and helps to build support facilities for refugees in Calais.

"It is a distinct pleasure to welcome Katerina and Nik to our distinguished Board of Directors.” said Former President of Slovenia and GFI Board Chair Danilo Türk. “These dynamic leaders bring both laudable experience and a passion for social service this excellent organization and he will be a great benefit to GFI’s important work.”

Katerina Tsirimpa is the Head of Corporate Finance at National Grid in London, England, where she currently resides. In this role, she manages a portfolio of strategic funding activities across the United Kingdom and the United States playing a vital role in delivering gas and electricity to millions of people. Katerina’s experience spans across a variety of complex corporate and asset financing transaction and has held positions in BP where she oversaw energy projects in the EMEA region. She holds a Master of Arts in European Politics and Policies and a Master of Science in International Business Economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.

Nik Slingsby works as a lawyer and helps the Legal Action for Women Network which provides free legal service for low income women, advising on domestic abuse and parental custody issues. He is also involved in the People to People Project building accommodation and sanitation facilities for refugees from the Syrian conflict. He has a degree in Mandarin Chinese and has spent a number of years living and working in Asia. He was the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Cities of Westminster and London in 2015 and Chairman of the Westminster Constituency Labour Party.

“We are excited to add Katerina and Nik’s expansive knowledge and leadership to our distinguished Board of Directors. Their experience and passion for this work makes them a dynamic addition to the GFI family,” said Karen Tramontano.

The Global Fairness Initiative is an International NGO that works to create a more equitable, sustainable approach to economic development, and to make our global economy work for those who need it most, the world’s working poor. For over a decade GFI has steadily built a track record of success through innovative programs to reduce poverty, enfranchise informal communities, and advance human rights and livelihoods in all parts of the world.