Earlier this month, Harriet Lamb was appointed as the new CEO of Fairtrade International.
Lamb has spent the last decade or so working as executive director of the UK Fairtrade Foundation, during which time sales have increased from £30m (€38.4m) in 2001 to £1.32bn (€1.69bn) in 2011.
However, Lamb is in doubt about the scale of the challenge that remains. 'There are hundreds of millions of small farmers and workers not able to earn a decent livelihood, to gain fair market access for their goods, or to adapt to the growing threat of climate change,' she said. 'My top priority will be to strengthen Fairtrade’s support for farmers and workers on the ground. I’m excited by the opportunity for our unique producer-partnership model to transform trade and business relationships in the future, and look forward now to working globally across the Fairtrade movement to realise our vision and our potential.”
Lamb was the unanimous choice of the Fairtrade International board, following a six-month recruitment and selection process. She is set to assume her new role on 1 October.
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