Dominique Debecker of Solvay Joins WHC Board of Directors
BETHESDA, Md., October 24, 2023 /3BL/ - WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) announces the appointment of Dominique Debecker to the WHC Board of Directors. Dominique serves as Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer at Solvay, where he has more than 30 years of experience at the company in roles involving business development and sustainability. In his current position, Dominique leads Solvay’s sustainability efforts and ensures that sustainability is embedded in the company’s key business decisions.
Multinational chemical company Solvay became a WHC member in 2021, complementing the company’s One Planet ambition of meeting ten sustainability-related targets by 2030. Solvay’s Paulínia site in São Paulo, Brazil, is the first chemical site in Brazil to earn WHC Certification at the gold level, a standard that recognizes excellence in the program’s forest and wetlands restoration efforts as well as community engagement and educational opportunities. WHC has supported Solvay’s internal efforts to involve employees in corporate conservation projects by developing resources that guide the implementation of various nature projects across Solvay sites.
“It’s an honor to join WHC’s Board of Directors,” says Dominique, “and to be a part of the integral work WHC is doing across industries to support companies on their nature-positive journey. I am excited for this opportunity to use my expertise in corporate sustainability to support the work of WHC’s members and partners at the intersections of business and biodiversity.”
Says Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC, “We are pleased to welcome Dominique to the WHC Board. His dual commitments to sustainable practices and business development make him an invaluable addition, and we look forward to working with Dominique to further WHC’s mission of achieving business wins for nature.”
The full WHC Board of Directors is as follows:
Laurie Davies Adams, Director of Programs, Pollinator Partnership
Dominique Debecker, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Solvay
Delf Bintakies, VP Sustainability, Safety, Health & Environment, Bayer
Bill Brady, Independent Consultant
William Cobb, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
Edan Dionne, Vice President, Environmental, Energy & Chemical Management Programs, IBM
Sunny Elebua, SVP, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Exelon
Connie Hergert, Vice President Real Estate, Ontario Power Generation
Andy Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan
Mark Johnston, Strategy Lead, Biodiversity & Nature-based Solutions, BP
Matthew Kolesar, Chief Environmental Scientist, ExxonMobil
Alan Kreisberg, Independent Consultant
Chris May, Senior Vice Present of Safety, Health and Environment, CRH
Chris Morgan, Filmmaker and Educator
Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC
Mark Patterson, Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety Services, USA, BASF
Shawn Patterson, Vice President, Environmental Management & Safety, DTE Energy
Gregory Ronczka, Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Heidelberg Materials
Bill Sisson, Executive Director, WBCSD North America
Bryan Tindell, Vice President of Disposal Operations Support, WM
Amber Wellman, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chemours
