Carbon Responsible are experts in carbon management.

Hugo Kimber

CEO

Hugo founded Carbon Responsible in 2012 and his experience in carbon reporting and management began in 2006. He has delivered award-winning technology solutions for reporting of emissions and developed the world’s most advanced global emissions reporting tool.

His career as both an Executive Chairman and CEO in leisure and technology businesses has seen him successfully develop, transform and build companies to deliver shareholder value through a focused approach to converting vision into action.

Matt Paver

COO

Matt has over 10 years of professional experience, beginning his career at Accenture helping to deliver large-scale, transformational change. Matt moved into the sustainability sector in 2014 to work at the Clinton Foundation and in that time consulted with Fortune Global 100s, NGOs, Think Tanks and numerous governments on developing and implementing robust Corporate Social Responsibility programmes.

Most recently, Matt ran his own start-up focused on creating novel polymer-based yarns out of macroalgae. He possesses two masters: one in Economic History from the LSE and a second in Climate Change Management from Imperial College. Matt is a classical musician and avid baker.

Sara Benjamin

Fractional CCO

Sara has built extensive mentoring and revenue generation experience throughout a varied Financial Services (Morgan Stanley, BNP-P, UBS and ING Bank N.V.), Fractional CCO (Founder) and Real Estate Development (Co-Founder) career.

She is well-versed in the wide range of knowledge required to produce significant commercial impact alongside key stakeholders. This regularly ranges from the strategising, negotiation and mediation aspects through to the various governance structures necessary to ensure sustainable revenue growth.

Sara is a strong believer in team empathy, continual learning and empowering others to succeed. High EQ levels and always listening with curiosity to fuel productivity are a decided passion.

Alex Didcock

Senior Carbon Accounting Manager

Alex oversees all client projects and is responsible for the management of the carbon accounting and data specialist teams. She focuses on the evolution of emission reporting deliverables in line with regulatory developments, to meet changing client needs and to stay ahead of new ESG trends.

Alex possesses an MSci in Zoology, specialising in anthropogenic climate change impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. When not working, Alex loves to be outdoors and has a keen interest in wildlife conservation and rewilding, and a passion for travel. 

Arthur Scammell

Data Solutions Manager

Arthur manages the data team at Carbon Responsible, who specialises in working with large and complex datasets to generate insights, analytics, and bespoke product analyses. His primary focus is overseeing the design, development, and maintenance of our tech products that help our clients to stay ahead of the curve with robust carbon emissions reporting and setting achievable emissions reduction pathways.

Arthur holds an MSci in Physics, and outside of work enjoys playing music, arts & design, & urban horticulture. 

Nigel Greenhalgh

Programme Director

Nigel is a professionally qualified programme manager and director with over 35 years’ experience working for both clients and contractors on a wide variety of residential, commercial, industrial, water and telecommunications projects as well as rail, underground and light rail projects, both nationally and internationally.

His understanding of complex projects provides a strategic overview of the business case and set-up to ensure that the goals and requirements are developed and delivered, using the complete ‘Life Cycle’. Promoting an integrated project/delivery team, including the client / funders, as required, will help to ensure the correct capacity, skills, and competences. This requires a joint vision, as well as an agreed governance and communication structure.

Having worked on a wide variety of projects, in the private and public sectors, with developers, consultants, councils, and infrastructure companies, both in the UK and abroad, he understands the need to set up a simple but robust process and structure to ensure that the programme and milestone deadlines are achieved.

Nigel recognises the need for independent advice and monitoring to give the client confidence that the project is in line with projections, both programme and cost, and that the risks are fully understood and being managed transparently.

Erica Vilkauls

Retail Strategy Advisor

With more than 35 years experience from the sales floor for a number of years, to Director, COO and CEO roles Erica has enjoyed solving retail’s problems and knows how to exploit opportunities after detailed analysis. Fashion has been her passion throughout her career, but she also has experience in Home and Electricals, from sourcing, production, merchandising and supply chain.

Erica was trained at the Buton Group (Arcadia) and subsequently worked in blue chip corporates: House of Fraser, Mothercare and John Lewis in various management roles.
Erica specialises in turnaround, distressed and growing businesses at all levels from 500k to £400 million in turnover. At the end of the day, whatever the revenue, we are all just designing, producing and selling. But the source of supply is ever-changing, as are the selling channels.

Erica understands that emissions management is the next logical step in the evolution of fashion responsibility. Customer first, rather than product first, has been the latest change she is focused on. She recognises that good data, thorough transparent analysis of emissions is the only way for a business, be it retail or other, to begin to drive down their environmental impact.

Matt Lovell

Technology Advisor

Matt is an experienced Non-Executive Director with 28 years’ experience working with IT service providers and consultancies. In his executive career, Matt was CTO at Severn Trent Water, CTO for Computacenter UK, CTO at Pulsant, CEO of Centiq, the SAP HANA and Microsoft Azure Experts and is now CEO of CloudGuard, a leading Microsoft Sentinel Cyber Security service provider. Matt is also a Non Exec for BCN Group in Manchester. Matt also has interests in Medical analytics and the Renewable energy sectors including wind farms and renewable energy analytics.

He is a Manchester small business network mentor and advisor to Carbon Responsible. When not building something or gardening, he can be found walking his dog.

Michele (Mick) Chu

Financial Services Advisor

For over 30 years, Michele (Mick) has been involved in the Financial Sector space, and has been a noteworthy leader in that space since 2000. Most recently, he has been involved in Fund Raising and helping companies list on AIM, as well as starting his journey in Sustainable Investing via GSCM. He was previously the Chief Administrative Officer at Nomura for France and Holland in Paris, and just prior to that as CAO in France for Lehman Brothers, again in Paris.

Mick can also be credited with contributions in the Equities world of Investment Banking, where he was Head of European Equity Sales in New York, Head Head of European Equity Sales for Continental Europe in London and started his time at Lehman Brothers as Co-Head of UK Equity Sales. Before Lehman, Mick spent 4 years at Credit Suisse on the European Equity Sales desk, and before then started his career at S.G. Warburg as an equity analyst and then equity sales person. He holds a BA from the University of Bristol.